Mirja Vehkaperä

Mirja Vehkaperä
MEP
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 (1976-04-06) 6 April 1976
Haukipudas, Finland
Political party  Finnish
Centre Party
 EU
ALDE
Alma mater University of Oulu
Website www.mirjavehkapera.fi

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

  1. "Oululainen kansanedustaja Mirja Vehkaperä siirtyy Euroopan parlamenttiin". Kaleva.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  2. Vähämäki, Tero. "Väyrysen paikalle matkaava Mirja Vehkaperä: "Lähden ajamaan pohjoisten alueiden etua"". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. "Kansanedustajat: Mirja Vehkaperä". Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  4. "Europarlamenttivaalit 2014: Ehdokkaiden äänet". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  5. "Mirja Vehkaperä lähtee Väyrysen paikalle Euroopan parlamenttiin". Iltalehti. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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