Pekka Paavola
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Pekka Paavola is a Finnish
politician, Minister of Justice in the 1972 cabinet, and a convicted criminal in multiple cases.
Paavola was a city manager
in Tampere
1969–1985. He was the Minister of Justice in the 1972 Rafael Paasio
's cabinet with Social Democratic
support. He was convicted of corruption in so called Noppa Case in the 1980s, when he was found guilty of misusing office for personal gain. Paavola was manager in the newspaper company Lehtimiehet Oy and later in the magazine company Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet. He retired in 1996. He returned to politics in 1992 when he was elected to Tampere city council on the Pro Tampere ticket. He later formed the Tampere Independents group.
In 2002, he was convicted of aggravated tax fraud. He received a 10 month suspended prison sentence.
The city council dismissed Paavola in 2002, but he was elected again in 2004. In December 2006 he was elected as a chairman of the council with a support from the Conservatives, Christian Democrats, The Centre and the Greens. He still has a good reputation among many ordinary people in Tampere. He was on Tampere
city council until 2008.
On December 31, 2009 Paavola was handed a four month suspended sentence
for perjury
in a case related to Maija-Liisa Lahtinen
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
politician, Minister of Justice in the 1972 cabinet, and a convicted criminal in multiple cases.
Paavola was a city manager
City manager
A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a city, in a council-manager form of city government. Local officials serving in this position are sometimes referred to as the chief executive officer or chief administrative officer in some municipalities...
in Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
1969–1985. He was the Minister of Justice in the 1972 Rafael Paasio
Rafael Paasio
Kustaa Rafael Paasio was a prominent Finnish politician and editor from Social Democratic Party. He served as Prime Minister of Finland twice ....
's cabinet with Social Democratic
Social Democratic Party of Finland
The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many...
support. He was convicted of corruption in so called Noppa Case in the 1980s, when he was found guilty of misusing office for personal gain. Paavola was manager in the newspaper company Lehtimiehet Oy and later in the magazine company Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet. He retired in 1996. He returned to politics in 1992 when he was elected to Tampere city council on the Pro Tampere ticket. He later formed the Tampere Independents group.
In 2002, he was convicted of aggravated tax fraud. He received a 10 month suspended prison sentence.
The city council dismissed Paavola in 2002, but he was elected again in 2004. In December 2006 he was elected as a chairman of the council with a support from the Conservatives, Christian Democrats, The Centre and the Greens. He still has a good reputation among many ordinary people in Tampere. He was on Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
city council until 2008.
On December 31, 2009 Paavola was handed a four month suspended sentence
Suspended sentence
A suspended sentence is a legal term for a judge's delaying of a defendant's serving of a sentence after they have been found guilty, in order to allow the defendant to perform a period of probation...
for perjury
Perjury
Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the willful act of swearing a false oath or affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to a judicial proceeding. That is, the witness falsely promises to tell the truth about matters which affect the outcome of the...
in a case related to Maija-Liisa Lahtinen
Maija-Liisa Lahtinen
Maija-Liisa Lahtinen is a former director of a Finnish foundation and museum Museum Villa Urpo, which is named after her late husband, Finnish magazine publisher Urpo Lahtinen. Mrs. Lahtinen became notorious in Finland after the foundation she and her late husband had established was involved in...
.