Sampo Terho
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| Sampo Terho | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office April 19, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Timo Soini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1977 |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Political party | True Finns |
| Occupation | Politician, Researcher |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Website | http://www.sampoterho.net |
Sampo Terho (Born 20 September 1977)[1] is a Finnish politician and scholar. He is currently serving as the chairman of Suomalaisuuden Liitto and Member of the European Parliament.
[edit] Personal background
Terho graduated from University of Tampere in 2003 with a Master's degree in Finnish History, and has worked as a researcher in the Finnish National Defence University. Terho has also served as a peacekeeper in Kosovo.[2] Terho received the second largest amount of votes on the True Finns' electoral list in the 2009 European Parliament election. He succeeded Timo Soini in the European Parliament when Soini was elected to Parliament of Finland in the 2011 election.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Sampo TERHO. European Parliament, 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ http://www.sampoterho.net/?page_id=10
- ^ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/107385/Sampo_TERHO.html
