| Carl Axel Petri | |
| Term Start: | 1987 |
| Term End: | 1996 |
| Predecessor: | Erik Åqvist |
| Successor: | Lars Åhlén |
| Office2: | President of the Administrative Court of Appeal in Jönköping |
| Term Start2: | 1976 |
| Term End2: | 1987 |
| Predecessor2: | None |
| Successor2: | Jan Francke |
| Term Start3: | 5 May 1981 |
| Term End3: | 8 October 1982 |
| Successor3: | Ove Rainer |
| Term Start4: | 6 November 1979 |
| Term End4: | 22 May 1981 |
| Successor4: | Ingemar Eliasson |
| Birth Name: | Carl Axel Henrik Petri |
| Birth Date: | 12 August 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Ronneby, Sweden |
| Death Place: | Jönköping, Sweden |
| Nationality: | Swedish |
| Profession: | Jurist |
Carl Axel ("Acke") Henrik Petri (12 August 1929 – 3 December 2017) was a Swedish politician and judge. Petri studied law and assumed the chief judgeship in the Administrative Court of Appeal in Jönköping in 1976, then stepped down to become chief justice on the Göta Court of Appeal in 1987, on which he served until 1996. Petri was a cabinet member under prime minister Thorbjörn Fälldin from 1979 to 1982, leading the Ministry of Energy until 1981, when he was named Minister for Justice.[1] [2]
Petri was born on 12 August 1929 at Djupadals House in Ronneby Municipality, Sweden, the son of consul Carl Petri and his wife Maud (née Wrede).[3] Petri grew up in Växjö where he also passed studentexamen.[4] He received a Candidate of Law degree from Lund University in 1953.[3]