Ahti Antti Johannes Pekkala (20 December 1924 – 23 August 2014) was a

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politician from the Centre Party. Pekkala worked as a manager in a bank in

Haapavesi Haapavesi is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region. The name means "Aspen Water". The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour mun ...

1952–1985. He was elected to the

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in 1970 and was a deputy chairman of Centre Party from 1971 to 1986, when he left the parliament. He served as a deputy speaker of the parliament from 1976 to 1978 and as the speaker 1978–1979. Pekkala was

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in three consecutive cabinets 1979–1986. He served as the Governor of Oulu Province in 1986–1991.

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