Mirja Vehkaperä
Mirja Vehkaperä MEP | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 18 June 2018 | |
Constituency | Finland |
Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
In office 21 March 2007 – 17 June 2018 | |
Constituency | Oulu |
Personal details | |
Born |
Haukipudas, Finland | 6 April 1976
Political party |
Centre Party ALDE |
Alma mater | University of Oulu |
Website |
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Mirja Tellervo Vehkaperä (born 6 April 1976) is a Finnish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Finland. She is a member of the Centre Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party.[1][2]
Vehkaperä was first elected to the parliament of Finland in 2007 from the constituency of Oulu and was later re-elected in 2011 and 2015 elections.[3] She run to the European Parliament in the 2014 election, but wasn't elected.[4]
In 2018, MEP Paavo Väyrynen left his seat prompting Vehkaperä to succeed him for the remainder of the term. Vehkaperä started in the European Parliament on 18 June 2018.[5]
References
- ↑ "Oululainen kansanedustaja Mirja Vehkaperä siirtyy Euroopan parlamenttiin". Kaleva.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ↑ Vähämäki, Tero. "Väyrysen paikalle matkaava Mirja Vehkaperä: "Lähden ajamaan pohjoisten alueiden etua"". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ↑ "Kansanedustajat: Mirja Vehkaperä". Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ↑ "Europarlamenttivaalit 2014: Ehdokkaiden äänet". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ↑ "Mirja Vehkaperä lähtee Väyrysen paikalle Euroopan parlamenttiin". Iltalehti. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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