Veli Matti Semi | |
Party: | Left Alliance |
Constituency Mp: | Savo-Karelia |
Term Start: | 22 April 2015 |
Term End: | 4 April 2023 |
Parliament: | Finnish |
Birth Place: | Varkaus, North Savo, Finland |
Occupation: | Construction worker, Politician |
Matti Semi (born 26 January 1957) is a Finnish politician and former member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Left Alliance. He was elected to parliament in the 2015 parliamentary election with 2140 votes.[1] Semi was born in Varkaus, where he has been a member of the City Council of Varkaus since 1993.[2] Prior to becoming a politician, Semi was a construction worker and a boxer. In 1978 and 1979 he received the bronze medal in the Finnish boxing championships in the 71 kg class.[3]