Tuomo Matti Oskari Puumala (born April 3, 1982 in

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) is a Finnish politician from the Centre Party. He has been a member of the

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from

Vaasa Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),

since 2007. He has a master's degree in Social Science. Before his political career he worked as a journalist for Kokkola and Perhonjokilaakso newspapers. He was also the Chairman of

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from 2005 to 2009. Puumala entered the race for Centre Party leadership in 2012. He beat in the first round a well known veteran politician

Paavo Väyrynen Paavo Matti Väyrynen (born 2 September 1946) is a Finnish politician and former member of the Finnish Parliament who has represented the Seven Star Movement, the Citizen's Party and Centre Party. He is currently member of Centre Party. Väyryn ...

and Timo Kaunisto. Nevertheless, in the final round of voting, Sipilä bested Tuomo Puumala by a vote of 1251–872.

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1982 births Living people People from Kaustinen Centre Party (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–11) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2011–15) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2015–19) {{CentrePartyFinland-politician-stub