Samuli Pohjamo
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Samuli Pohjamo is a Finnish Centre Party politician and journalist. He has served as a Member of the European Parliament
(MEP) from 1999 to 2004, and again from 19 April 2007.
In the spring 1999, the Finnish MEP
Sirkka-Liisa Anttila
opted to resign three months before her term was up to accept a position in the Parliament of Finland
. Pohjamo, having been second runner-up in the previous election (Olli Rehn
, the first Centre Party runner-up, declined), became a member for the brief period until the next election, the following summer.
In the 1999 European Parliament elections
, Pohjamo was re-elected with a 25,000 votes, most of them coming from his home region in Oulu. During his five-year term he served as a member of the Committee on Regional Development
.
In the 2004 election
, Pohjamo increased his tally of votes to 27,490, but his lack of nation-wide support (only 3,000 of those votes came from outside the Oulu electoral district) caused him to fall short of the mark, becoming his party's first runner-up. When fellow Centre Party representative Paavo Väyrynen
resigned his membership in the European Parliament to move into the position of Finland's Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Pohjamo was once again raised from the position of runner-up into a parliament member.
Samuli Pohjamo has been an editor-in-chief in Suomenmaa
.
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
(MEP) from 1999 to 2004, and again from 19 April 2007.
In the spring 1999, the Finnish MEP
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
Sirkka-Liisa Anttila
Sirkka-Liisa Anttila
Sirkka-Liisa Anttila is a Finnish politician and the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet...
opted to resign three months before her term was up to accept a position in the Parliament of Finland
Parliament of Finland
The Eduskunta , is the parliament of Finland. The unicameral parliament has 200 members and meets in the Parliament House in Helsinki. The latest election to the parliament took place on April 17, 2011.- Constitution :...
. Pohjamo, having been second runner-up in the previous election (Olli Rehn
Olli Rehn
Olli Ilmari Rehn is a Finnish politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs. He had previously served as Commissioner for Enlargement...
, the first Centre Party runner-up, declined), became a member for the brief period until the next election, the following summer.
In the 1999 European Parliament elections
European Parliament election, 1999 (Finland)
The European Parliament election of 1999 in Finland was the election of the delegation from Finland to the European Parliament in 1999.-Results:-References:...
, Pohjamo was re-elected with a 25,000 votes, most of them coming from his home region in Oulu. During his five-year term he served as a member of the Committee on Regional Development
Committee on Regional Development
The Committee on Regional Development is a committee within the European Parliament.-External links:*...
.
In the 2004 election
European Parliament election, 2004 (Finland)
The European Parliament election of 2004 in Finland was the election of MEP representing Finland constituency for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election. The vote took place on June 13...
, Pohjamo increased his tally of votes to 27,490, but his lack of nation-wide support (only 3,000 of those votes came from outside the Oulu electoral district) caused him to fall short of the mark, becoming his party's first runner-up. When fellow Centre Party representative Paavo Väyrynen
Paavo Väyrynen
Paavo Matti Väyrynen is a Finnish veteran politician of the Centre Party. Väyrynen has held several ministerial portfolios and is also a former Member of the European Parliament.-Career:...
resigned his membership in the European Parliament to move into the position of Finland's Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Pohjamo was once again raised from the position of runner-up into a parliament member.
Samuli Pohjamo has been an editor-in-chief in Suomenmaa
Suomenmaa
Suomenmaa is a party newspaper published four days a week from Tuesday to Friday. It was established in 1908 as Maakansa in Viipuri to support the Agrarian League. Later the editors moved from Viipuri to Helsinki and Oulu...
.