Pekka Toveri | |
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 Toveri in 2018 (then
Brigadier General) | |
| Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
| Assumed office 5 April 2023 | |
| Parliamentary group | National Coalition Party |
| Constituency | Uusimaa |
| Military career | |
| Born | 6 April 1961 Kankaanpää, Finland |
| Allegiance | 
Finland |
| Service/ |
Finnish Army |
| Rank |
Major General |
| Commands held |
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Pekka Toveri (born 6 April 1961) [1] is a Finnish politician and retired general.
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Kenraalimajuri Pekka Toveri". Puolustusvoimat.fi (in Finnish). The Finnish Defence Forces. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Toveri, Pekka". UudenmaanKokoomus.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ a b "Pekka Toveri". Eduskunta.fi (in Finnish). Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Pekka Toveri Ulkopoliittisen instituutin tutkijaksi". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 1 November 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Electoral district of Uusimaa, elected representatives". Vaalit.fi. Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Kenraali, jolla on karismaa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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