Ahti Pekkala Explained

Ahti Antti Johannes Pekkala (20 December 1924 – 23 August 2014) was a Finnish politician from the Centre Party.[1]

Pekkala worked as a manager in a bank in Haapavesi 1952–1985. He was elected to the parliament in 1970 and was a deputy chairman of Centre Party from 1971 to 1986, when he left the parliament. He served as a deputy speaker of the parliament from 1976 to 1978 and as the speaker 1978–1979. Pekkala was Minister of Finance in three consecutive cabinets 1979–1986.[2] He served as the governor of Oulu Province in 1986–1991.[3]

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  1. Web site: Kaleva . Ahti Pekkala kuollut - viimeinen puhe lauantai-iltana | Kotimaa . Kaleva.fi . 2014-08-24 . Finnish.
  2. Web site: Council of State - Ministers of Finance. Valtioneuvosto.fi . 12 January 2018 .
  3. Web site: Edustajamatrikkeli . Eduskunta . 2018-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212181343/http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?%7Bhnro%7D=911216&%7Bkieli%7D=su&%7Bhaku%7D=kaikki . 2012-02-12 . dead.