Tuomo Puumala
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Tuomo Puumala | |
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| Member of Finnish Parliament for Vaasa | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2007 | |
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| Born | Tuomo Matti Oskari Puumala 3 April 1982 |
| Party | Centre Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Tuomo Matti Oskari Puumala (born April 3, 1982 in Kaustinen, Finland) is a Finnish politician from the Centre Party. He has been a member of the Finnish Parliament from Vaasa 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 Finnish Centre Youth from 2005 to 2009.[1]
Puumala entered the race for Centre Party leadership in 2012. He beat in the first round a well known veteran politician Paavo Väyrynen and Timo Kaunisto. Nevertheless, in the final round of voting, Sipilä bested Tuomo Puumala by a vote of 1251–872.[2][3]
