Pekka Toveri (born 6 April 1961)
is a
Finnish politician and retired general.
Toveri served in the
Finnish Army
The Finnish Army ( , ) is the army, land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Finnish Army is divided into six branches: infantry (which includes armoured units), field artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, Combat engineering, engineer ...
for over 35 years,
among other posts as the commander of the
Armoured Brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military unit, military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute ...
(2011–2013), the Western Finland military district (2014), and the
Guard Jaeger Regiment
The Guard Jaeger Regiment (; ) is a Finnish Army unit located in Santahamina, an island district of Helsinki. The regiment trains Guard jaegers for fighting military operations in urban terrain ( MOUT). The primary function of wartime units for ...
(2015–2016); as
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.
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.
After leaving the military, he worked as a researcher affiliated to the
Finnish Institute of International Affairs
The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA, , , UPI) is an independent research institute that produces topical information and research on international relations and the European Union. It also publishes the journal . It is located i ...
.
Toveri was elected to the
Parliament
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in the
2023 election, representing the
Uusimaa electoral district for the
National Coalition Party
The National Coalition Party (NCP; , Kok; , Saml) is a liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative List of political parties in Finland, political party in Finland. It is the current governing political party of Finland.
Founded in 1918, the ...
.
In July 2024, Toveri was elected to the 10th
European Parliament
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, representing Finland for the National Coalition Party, as part of the
EPP group
The European People's Party Group (EPP Group or simply EPP) is a political group of the European Parliament consisting of deputies (MEPs) from the member parties of the European People's Party (EPP). Sometimes it also includes independent MEP ...
.
Toveri is married to retired lieutenant colonel Siobhán Toveri of the US
Air Force Reserve Command
The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a MAJCOM, major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of ...
, who is attached to the US Embassy in Helsinki.
See also
*
Martti J. Kari
References
External links
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Living people
People from Kankaanpää
1961 births
Finnish generals
National Coalition Party politicians
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2023–2027)
National Coalition Party MEPs
MEPs for Finland 2024–2029