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Mauri Pekkarinen

PEP · Politician

Mauri Pekkarinen is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Mauri Pekkarinen · 마우리 페카리넨				[sources]
Alias	Pekkarinen Mauri · Reijo Mauri Matias Pekkarinen · 레이요 마우리 마티아스 페카리넨				[sources]
Weak alias	Pekkarinen				[sources]
Birth date	1947-10-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Kinnula				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	European Union · Finland				[sources]
Citizenship	Finland				[sources]
Classification	International organization (unknown status) · National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	mauri.pekkarinen@eduskunta.fi				[sources]
First name	Matias · Mauri · Reijo · Reijo Mauri Matias				[sources]
Last name	Pekkarinen				[sources]
Phone	+35894323097				[sources]
Political association	Centre Party				[sources]
Website	www.mauripekkarinen.fi · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1854955				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Eduskunta (member, 2003-2007) · Eduskunta (member, 2007-2011) · Eduskunta (member, 2011-2015) · Eduskunta (member, 2015-) · Member of the European Parliament (2019-) · 6 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Jyväskylä · master's degree (1974)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-12	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Finnish politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Eduskunta	2007-03-21	-
Member of the European Parliament	2019-07-02

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,210

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons290,364

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata343,464

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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