Kaj Turunen
Kaj Turunen | |
|---|---|
 Kaj Turunen in 2011 | |
| Member of Finnish Parliament for South-Eastern Finland | |
| Assumed office 22 April 2015 | |
| Member of Finnish Parliament for Southern Savonia | |
| In office 20 April 2011 – 21 April 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1960 Lohja, Finland |
| Nationality | Finn |
| Political party | National Coalition Party |
Kaj Valentin Turunen (born 27 December 1960 in Lohja) is a Finnish politician. Turunen was elected to the Finnish Parliament in the 2011 election as a The Finns Party candidate from the electoral district of Southern Savonia with 2,631 votes.[1][2] In 2015, he won a seat in South-Eastern Finland.
On 13 June 2017, Turunen and 19 others left the Finns Party parliamentary group to found the New Alternative parliamentary group.[3] In April 2018, he left the party to join the National Coalition Party.[4]
Turunen has a professional education as a construction worker (1978, Jyväskylän ammattikoulu), and has further professional qualifications in entrepreneurship (2008) and leadership (2011), both from JAMK University of Applied Sciences.
References
- ^ http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=1128&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki
- ^ http://192.49.229.35/E2011/s/valitut/esavovpval.htm
- ^ "Tällainen on Uusi vaihtoehto – Nämä kansanedustajat jättivät perussuomalaiset". Yle. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Kaj Turunen siirtyy Sinisistä Kokoomukseen". Verkkouutiset. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.