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Timo SOINI

The Finns Party (Perussuomalaiset)
Chair

Born on 30 May 1962, Rauma

timo.soini@eduskunta.fi
www.timosoini.fi

Parliament of Finland (2011-)

  • Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee
  • Deputy member, Grand Committee
  • Member, Speaker’s Council
  • Member, Forum for International Affairs

Curriculum vitae

  • Pre-university school-leaving certificate (1981); Master of political science (1988).
  • Youth League of Developing Finland, special correspondent of Suomen Uutiset (1983-1989).
  • Vice-Chair, Finnish Rural Party (1989-1992); Party Secretary, Finnish Rural Party (1992-1995); Chair, The Finns Party (since 1997); Member of the Finnish Parliament (since 2003).
  • Espoo town council (since 2001); Espoo town executive (2006-2007).
  • Member, Legal Affairs Committee of the Finnish Parliament (2003-2007); substitute member, Grand Committee of the Finnish Parliament (2003-2007); member, Grand Committee of the Finnish Parliament (2007-2009); substitute member, Legal Affairs Committee of the Finnish Parliament (2007-2009); member, Speaker’s Advisory Council of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (2007-2011)
  • European Parliament (2009-2011): President of the Bureau of the EFD Group;
    Vice-Chair, Committee on Culture and Education; member, Delegation for relations with Canada; substitute member, Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee and Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand