Pekka Toveri

Pekka Toveri (born 6 April 1961)[1] is a Finnish politician and retired general.

Pekka Toveri
Toveri in 2018 (then Brigadier General)
Member of the Finnish Parliament
Assumed office
5 April 2023
Parliamentary groupNational Coalition Party
ConstituencyUusimaa
Military career
Born (1961-04-06) 6 April 1961
Kankaanpää, Finland
Allegiance Finland
Service/branch Finnish Army
Rank Major General
Commands held

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]

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][6]

References
  1. "Kenraalimajuri Pekka Toveri". Puolustusvoimat.fi (in Finnish). The Finnish Defence Forces. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. "Toveri, Pekka". UudenmaanKokoomus.fi (in Finnish).
  3. "Pekka Toveri". Eduskunta.fi (in Finnish). Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. "Pekka Toveri Ulkopoliittisen instituutin tutkijaksi". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 1 November 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. "Electoral district of Uusimaa, elected representatives". Vaalit.fi. Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  6. "Kenraali, jolla on karismaa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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