Peter Östman | |
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Member of the Parliament of Finland | |
Assumed office April 20, 2011 | |
Secretary General of the Christian Democrats | |
In office 2009–2011 | |
Vice Chairman of the Christian Democrats | |
In office 2004–2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Johan Östman December 16, 1961 Larsmo, Ostrobothnia, Finland |
Political party | Christian Democrats |
Spouse | Katarina Östman |
Children | Rasmus Sebastian |
Peter Johan Östman (born 16 December 1961) is a member of the Parliament of Finland and is the Chairman of the Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group. [1]
Ostman was born in 1961 in Larsmo, Ostrobothnia. [2] His family comes from Larsmo and Kronoby. [3]
Östman has been a Member of Parliament representing the Constituency of Vaasa since 2011. He is a member of the Grand Committee, the Working Subcommittee of the Grand Committee, the Legal Affairs Committee and the Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council. Previously, he was a member of the Finance Committee and the Agriculture and Forestry Committee. He has also been Secretary General and Vice Chairman of the Christian Democrats. [4] In 2004, he was a candidate for the Chair of the Christian Democrats, losing to Päivi Räsänen. [5]
Östman supports the maintenance of Larsmo's bilingual status. His candidacy to become the vice chair of the party was supported by the Christian Democrats' Swedish-speaking organization. [6]
Ostman supports a ban on swastikas in Finland [7] and has voiced concern over the status of antisemitism in Finland. [8] He has also pressured the Finnish government to outlaw Holocaust denial. [9]
Peter Östman | |
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Member of the Parliament of Finland | |
Assumed office April 20, 2011 | |
Secretary General of the Christian Democrats | |
In office 2009–2011 | |
Vice Chairman of the Christian Democrats | |
In office 2004–2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Johan Östman December 16, 1961 Larsmo, Ostrobothnia, Finland |
Political party | Christian Democrats |
Spouse | Katarina Östman |
Children | Rasmus Sebastian |
Peter Johan Östman (born 16 December 1961) is a member of the Parliament of Finland and is the Chairman of the Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group. [1]
Ostman was born in 1961 in Larsmo, Ostrobothnia. [2] His family comes from Larsmo and Kronoby. [3]
Östman has been a Member of Parliament representing the Constituency of Vaasa since 2011. He is a member of the Grand Committee, the Working Subcommittee of the Grand Committee, the Legal Affairs Committee and the Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council. Previously, he was a member of the Finance Committee and the Agriculture and Forestry Committee. He has also been Secretary General and Vice Chairman of the Christian Democrats. [4] In 2004, he was a candidate for the Chair of the Christian Democrats, losing to Päivi Räsänen. [5]
Östman supports the maintenance of Larsmo's bilingual status. His candidacy to become the vice chair of the party was supported by the Christian Democrats' Swedish-speaking organization. [6]
Ostman supports a ban on swastikas in Finland [7] and has voiced concern over the status of antisemitism in Finland. [8] He has also pressured the Finnish government to outlaw Holocaust denial. [9]