Peter Östman | |
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Peter Östman in 2012.
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Member of the Parliament of Finland | |
Assumed office April 20, 2011 |
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Secretary General of the Christian Democrats | |
In office 2009–2011 |
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Vice Chairman of the Christian Democrats | |
In office 2004–2009 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Peter Johan Östman December 16, 1961 Larsmo, Western Finland Province, Finland |
Political party | Christian Democrats |
Spouse(s) | Katarina Östman |
Children | Rasmus Sebastian |
Peter Östman is a member of the Parliament of Finland and is the Chairman of the Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group.
Östman has been a Member of Parliament representing the Constituency of Vaasa since 2011. He is a member of the Grand Committee, the Working Subcommittee of the Grand Committee, the Legal Affairs Committee and the Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council. Previously, he was a member of the Finance Committee and the Agriculture and Forestry Committee. He has also been Secretary General and Vice Chairman of the Christian Democrats. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Chair of the Christian Democrats, losing to Päivi Räsänen. Since 2013, Östman is president of the European Christian Political Movement, a political party in the European Parliament.