Ahti Antti Johannes Pekkala (20 December 1924 – 23 August 2014) was a
Finnish politician from the
Centre Party.
Pekkala worked as a manager in a bank in
Haapavesi
Haapavesi is a town and a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region. The name means "Aspen Water". The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour mu ...
1952–1985. He was elected to the
parliament
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in 1970 and was a deputy chairman of Centre Party from 1971 to 1986, when he left the parliament. He served as a deputy speaker of the parliament from 1976 to 1978 and as the speaker 1978–1979. Pekkala was
Minister of Finance
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A ministry of finance's portfolio ...
in three consecutive cabinets 1979–1986. He served as the governor of
Oulu Province
The Province of Oulu (, , ) was a Provinces of Finland, province of Finland from 1775 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Lapland (former province of Finland), Lapland, Western Finland and Eastern Finland and also the Gulf of Bothnia and Russia ...
in 1986–1991.
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1924 births
2014 deaths
People from Haapavesi
Centre Party (Finland) politicians
Deputy prime ministers of Finland
Ministers of finance of Finland
Speakers of the Parliament of Finland
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1970–1972)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1972–1975)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1975–1979)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1979–1983)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1983–1987)
Finnish bankers
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