Simon Jakob Benjamin Elo (born 8 July 1986 in Lapinjärvi) is a Finnish politician and a former Member of Parliament.[1] He was a representative in the Finns Party until 2017 and was the leader of Finns Party Youth from 2010 to 2014.[2] He was elected to the Parliament for Uusimaa in 2015. He has also sat in the Espoo City Council since 2012.[3]
On 13 June 2017, Elo and 19 others left the Finns Party to establish the New Alternative parliamentary group. Elo was subsequently chosen to lead the group.[4] Later a new party was formed based on the group under the name Blue Reform. In the 2019 election, Elo run as a candidate of the Blue Reform, but was not elected.[5]
In August 2019, Elo left the Blue Reform and continues in the City Council of Espoo as an independent.[6] In February 2020, Elo became a member of the National Coalition Party.[7]
References
edit- ^ "MPs: Simon Elo". Eduskunta. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Simon Elo luovuttaa PS-Nuorten ruorin eteenpäin". Suomen Uutiset. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Valitut ehdokkaat: Espoo". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Tällainen on Uusi vaihtoehto – Nämä kansanedustajat jättivät perussuomalaiset". Yle. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "He saavat etsiä uutta työtä – eduskunnasta putosi monta kovan profiilin nimeä Niinistöstä Väyryseen, Matti Torviselle vain 312 ääntä". MTV. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Eduskunnasta pudonnut ex-perussuomalainen Simon Elo eroaa sinisistä: "En voi olla mukana toiminnassa"". Uusi Suomi. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Sinisten entinen kansanedustaja Simon Elo liittyy kokoomukseen". Helsingin Sanomat. 3 February 2020.
External links
edit- Home page (in Finnish)
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