Petri Sarvamaa MEP |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 1 July 2014 |
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Constituency | Finland |
Personal details | |
Born |
Petri Juha Sarvamaa 15 September 1960 Joensuu, Finland |
Political party |
Finnish National Coalition Party EU European People's Party |
Spouse(s) | Sari Helen |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
Website | www |
Petri Juha Sarvamaa (born 15 September 1960) is a Finnish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Finland. He is a member of the National Coalition Party, part of the European People's Party. Before becoming a MEP, he had a long career as a journalist.
Sarvamaa's father's, Boris Sarvamaa's (né Saharov), family emigrated to Finland from St. Petersburg during the Russian Revolution. Sarvamaa is an Orthodox Christian.