Pekka Toveri | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
Constituency | Finland |
Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
In office 5 April 2023 – 16 July 2024 | |
Parliamentary group | National Coalition Party |
Constituency | Uusimaa |
Military career | |
Born | Kankaanpää, Finland | 6 April 1961
Allegiance | Finland |
Service/ | Finnish Army |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held |
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Pekka Toveri (born 6 April 1961) [1] is a Finnish politician and retired general.
Toveri served in the Finnish Army for over 35 years, [2] among other posts as the commander of the Armoured Brigade (2011–2013), the Western Finland military district (2014), and the Guard Jaeger Regiment (2015–2016); as military attaché at the Finnish Embassy in Washington, DC (2016–2019); and finally as the director of the Intelligence Division of the Defence Command (2019–2020), from which post he retired from active service at the rank of major general. [1] [3]
Toveri was commissioned as sub-lieutenant in 1982. He reached the rank of captain in 1990, major in 1995, colonel in 2007, brigadier general in 2013, and finally major general in 2019. [1]
After leaving the military, he worked as a researcher affiliated to the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. [2] [4]
Toveri was elected to the Parliament in the 2023 election, representing the Uusimaa electoral district for the National Coalition Party. [3] [5]
In July 2024, Toveri was elected to the 10th European Parliament, representing Finland for the National Coalition Party, as part of the EPP group. [6]
Toveri is married to retired lieutenant colonel Siobhán Toveri of the US Air Force Reserve Command, who is attached to the US Embassy in Helsinki. [1] [7]
Pekka Toveri | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
Constituency | Finland |
Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
In office 5 April 2023 – 16 July 2024 | |
Parliamentary group | National Coalition Party |
Constituency | Uusimaa |
Military career | |
Born | Kankaanpää, Finland | 6 April 1961
Allegiance | Finland |
Service/ | Finnish Army |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held |
|
Pekka Toveri (born 6 April 1961) [1] is a Finnish politician and retired general.
Toveri served in the Finnish Army for over 35 years, [2] among other posts as the commander of the Armoured Brigade (2011–2013), the Western Finland military district (2014), and the Guard Jaeger Regiment (2015–2016); as military attaché at the Finnish Embassy in Washington, DC (2016–2019); and finally as the director of the Intelligence Division of the Defence Command (2019–2020), from which post he retired from active service at the rank of major general. [1] [3]
Toveri was commissioned as sub-lieutenant in 1982. He reached the rank of captain in 1990, major in 1995, colonel in 2007, brigadier general in 2013, and finally major general in 2019. [1]
After leaving the military, he worked as a researcher affiliated to the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. [2] [4]
Toveri was elected to the Parliament in the 2023 election, representing the Uusimaa electoral district for the National Coalition Party. [3] [5]
In July 2024, Toveri was elected to the 10th European Parliament, representing Finland for the National Coalition Party, as part of the EPP group. [6]
Toveri is married to retired lieutenant colonel Siobhán Toveri of the US Air Force Reserve Command, who is attached to the US Embassy in Helsinki. [1] [7]