Pekka Toveri

Current Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament   05.04.2023–

Term aborted:

16.07.2024 -
Member of the European Parliament
Replaced by: Martin Paasi

Profession / Title:

Major General (retired), Entrepreneur

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Uusimaa 05.04.2023–

  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Grand Committee (alternate member) 21.03.2024–15.07.2024
    • Administration Committee (alternate member) 28.06.2023–15.07.2024
    • Defence Committee (member) 28.06.2023–15.07.2024
    • Committee for the Future (member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023, (alternate member) 28.06.2023–15.07.2024
    • Employment and Equality Committee (alternate member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Supervisory Board for the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra (member) 28.06.2023–03.09.2024
    • High Court of Impeachment (alternate member) 28.06.2023–31.12.2023, (member) 01.01.2024–03.09.2024
    • Advisory Council of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (Chair) 06.10.2023–03.09.2024, (member) 06.10.2023–03.09.2024
    • NATO Parliamentary Assembly (member) 02.05.2023–27.06.2023
  • Earlier parliamentary groups:
    • Parliamentary Group of the National Coalition Party 05.04.2023–15.07.2024

  • Full name:
    • Toveri, Pekka
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1961 Kankaanpää
  • Present place of residence:
    • Tuusula
  • Education:
    • secondary school graduate 1980 (Helsingin I Normaalikoulu, general upper secondary school), Bachelor of Military Sciences, Cadet course 69 1985 (Military Academy), Officers’ Military Electronics Course 12 1986 (Sähköteknillinen koulu, vocational school), Infantry Captain Course 63 1990 (Taistelukoulu), General Staff Officer Course, land warfare line 43 1995 (National Defence University), Senior Command Course 35 2003 (National Defence University), NATO Combined Joint Task Force HQ course, Brunssum, Netherlands 2004 (Joint Force Training Centre), High Command Course 19 2009 (National Defence University), 199th National Defence Course 2011 (National Defence University), NATO Steadfast Pyramid course, Riga, Latvia 2012 (National Defence University)
  • Career:
    • Deputy Platoon Leader at the Uusimaa Jaeger Battalion (Finnish Defence Forces) 1982-1982
    • Trainer and Deputy Chief of the Armoured Company, Armoured Brigade (Finnish Defence Forces) 1985-1989
    • Trainer and Deputy Chief of the Armoured Company, Armoured Brigade (Finnish Defence Forces) 1989-1992
    • Trainee Officer at the Finnish Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden (Finnish Defence Forces) 1992-1993
    • Battalion Officer at the Armoured Brigade (Finnish Defence Forces) 1993-1993
    • Senior Staff Officer, Häme Command (Finnish Defence Forces) 1995-1996
    • Senior Staff Officer, Nordic Brigade Command, IFOR/SFOR, Bosnia (Finnish Defence Forces) 1996-1997
    • Assistant Military Attaché at the Finnish Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden (Finnish Defence Forces) 1997-2000
    • Head of the Armoured School at the Armoured Brigade (Finnish Defence Forces) 2000-2002
    • Senior Staff Officer, Operating Department, Defence Command Finland (Finnish Defence Forces) 2002-2005
    • Liaison Officer, USA Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, USA (Finnish Defence Forces) 2005-2007
    • Senior Staff Officer, Planning Department, Defence Command Finland (Finnish Defence Forces) 2007-2010
    • Assistant Director of Operations at Regional Command North, ISAF, Afghanistan (Finnish Defence Forces) 2010-2011
    • Brigade Commander of the Armoured Brigade (Finnish Defence Forces) 2011-2013
    • Commander of the Western Command (Finnish Defence Forces) 2014-2014
    • Commander of the Guard Jaeger Regiment (Finnish Defence Forces) 2015-2016
    • Defence Attorney in the United States and Canada, Finnish Embassy, Washington DC, USA (Finnish Defence Forces) 2016-2019
    • Head of Intelligence at Defence Command Finland (Finnish Defence Forces) 2019-2020
    • Private Entrepreneur (PeTo Assistance) 2021-