Petri Sarvamaa

Petri Juha Sarvamaa (born 15 September 1960) is a Finnish politician who has been serving as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2014. He is a member of the National Coalition Party, part of the European People's Party.[1] Before becoming an MEP, he had a long career as a journalist at Finland's national broadcasting company Yle.

Petri Sarvamaa

MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
1 July 2014
ConstituencyFinland
Personal details
Born
Petri Juha Sarvamaa

(1960-09-15) 15 September 1960
Joensuu, Finland
Political party Finnish
National Coalition Party
 EU
European People's Party
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
Websitewww.petrisarvamaa.eu

Political career

Since becoming a Member of the European Parliament in 2012, Sarvamaa has been serving on the Committee on Budgetary Control. In this capacity, he was the rapporteur in charge of several reports on the budgets of agencies of the European Union.[2][3] In 2019, he drafted (together with Eider Gardiazabal) legislation on cutting EU funds to member states that undermine the rule of law.[4][5]

Sarvamaa has also served on the Committee on Transport and Tourism (2012-2014), the Committee on Budgets (2014-2019), and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (since 2019). In addition to his committee assignments, he is a supporter of the MEP Alliance for Mental Health,[6] the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability,[7] and of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption.[8]

Sarvamaa was ranked as one of the 15 most influential MEPs in the 2014-19 legislature by VoteWatch, as measured by the positions held, the number of reports and opinions and the votes won, weighed by perceived importance and normalized by average influence of their country.[9]

Personal life

Sarvamaa's father's, Boris Sarvamaa's (né Saharov), family emigrated to Finland from St. Petersburg during the Russian Revolution. Sarvamaa is an Orthodox Christian.[10]

References
  1. "Petri SARVAMAA". Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  2. "Reports - as rapporteur | Petri SARVAMAA | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  3. Toby Vogel (April 10, 2013), MEPs clash over suspected environment agency fraud European Voice.
  4. Monique Agius (January 18, 2019), EP backs plans to cut funds to member states who weaken the rule of law Newsbook.
  5. Jennifer Rankin (January 17, 2019), MEPs back plans to cut funds for EU states who weaken rule of law The Guardian.
  6. MEP Alliance for Mental Health: Our Supporters Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Networks.
  7. Members of the Disability Intergroup - EPP European Disability Forum.
  8. Members European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption.
  9. "Top 100 most influential EU Parliamentarians". 2019-04-23.
  10. Suomalainen ortodoksi nousemassa europarlamenttiin (in Finnish) Ortodoksi.net

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