Mirja Vehkaperä

Mirja Tellervo Vehkaperä (born 6 April 1976) is a Finnish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2018 until 2019. She is a member of the Centre Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party.[1][2]

Mirja Vehkaperä
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
In office
2018–2019
ConstituencyFinland
Member of the Finnish Parliament
In office
21 March 2007 – 17 June 2018
ConstituencyOulu
Personal details
Born (1976-04-06) 6 April 1976
Haukipudas, Finland
Political partyCentre Party
ALDE
Alma materUniversity of Oulu
Websitewww.mirjavehkapera.fi

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] She served as shadow rapporteur for a non-binding opinion on the renegotiation of treaties with Switzerland.[6]

References
  1. "Oululainen kansanedustaja Mirja Vehkaperä siirtyy Euroopan parlamenttiin". Kaleva.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. Vähämäki, Tero. "Väyrysen paikalle matkaava Mirja Vehkaperä: "Lähden ajamaan pohjoisten alueiden etua"". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  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.
  6. "Proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning the Institutional Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation". 1 March 2019.
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