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Pekka Aittakumpu

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Pekka Aittakumpu
Member of the Finnish Parliament
for Oulu
Assumed office
17 April 2019
Personal details
Born30 June 1981
Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Political partyFinns Party (2024–)
Centre Party (until 2024)
Alma materUniversity of Oulu University of Eastern Finland

Pekka Juhani Aittakumpu (born 1981 in Oulu) is a Finnish Lutheran priest and politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Finns Party at the Oulu constituency. He represented the Centre Party from 2019 until October 2024 when he defected to the Finns Party. He cited numerous ideological differences between himself and the Centre Party, such as the stance on Yle, the Finnish branch of the Extinction Rebellion movement "Elokapina", LGBT issues and Finnish language and culture.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Eduskunta profile
  2. ^ "Keskustan kansanedustaja Pekka Aittakumpu loikkaa perussuomalaisiin". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 19 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.