Mirja Tellervo Vehkaperä (born 6 April 1976) is a Finnish politician who served as a

Member of the European Parliament A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been Election, elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...

(MEP) from 2018 until 2019. She is a member of the Centre Party, part of the

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. Vehkaperä was first elected to the parliament of Finland in

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from the constituency of

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and was later re-elected in

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and

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elections. She run to the European Parliament in the 2014 election, but wasn't elected. In 2018, MEP

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left his seat prompting Vehkaperä to succeed him for the remainder of the term. Vehkaperä started in the European Parliament on 18 June 2018. She served as shadow rapporteur for a non-binding opinion on the renegotiation of treaties with

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vehkaperä, Mirja 1976 births Living people MEPs for Finland 2014–2019 21st-century women MEPs for Finland People from Haukipudas Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2011–2015) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2015–2019) Centre Party (Finland) MEPs Women members of the Parliament of Finland