Ahti Pekkala
Finnish politician
Ahti Antti Johannes Pekkala (20 December 1924 – 23 August 2014) was a Finnish politician for the Centre Party. He served as a deputy speaker of the parliament from 1976 to 1978 and as the speaker from 1978 to 1979. He also served as the Governor of Oulu Province from 1986 until 1991.
Pekkala was born in Haapavesi. Before politics, he was a banker and the manager of a bank from 1952 until 1985.
Pekkala died on 23 August 2014 in Haapavesi, aged 89.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Ahti Pekkala kuollut - viimeinen puhe lauantai-iltana | Kotimaa" (in Finnish). Kaleva. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
Other websites
change- Ahti Pekkala at the Eduskunta webpage (in Finnish)