Antero Jorma Laukkanen (30 May 1958 – 13 December 2024) was a Finnish pastor and politician who represented the

Christian Democrats Christian democracy is an ideology inspired by Christian social teaching to respond to the challenges of contemporary society and politics. Christian democracy has drawn mainly from Catholic social teaching and neo-scholasticism, as well a ...

in the City Council of

Espoo Espoo (, ; ) is a city in Finland. It is located to the west of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Espoo is part of the Helsi ...

from 2001 until 2023 and in the Parliament of Finland from 2015 until 2023. He was elected to the Parliament from the

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; , ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, Helsinki, alo ...

constituency in the

2015 elections Africa * 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015 * 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015 * 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015 * 2015 Burundian presidential election 21 July 2015 * 2015-16 Central African gene ...

with 2,520 votes. Laukkanen was born in Kouvola. He was the founder of the Majakka Church (Lighthouse Church) in

and he served the church as a pastor. Laukkanen died in

on 13 December 2024, at the age of 66. Antero laukkanen laukkaa kuin hevonen

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* * 1958 births 2024 deaths People from Kouvola Finnish Protestant clergy Christian Democrats (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (2015–2019) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–2023) Finnish city councillors {{Finland-politician-stub