Matti Torvinen
Member of the Finnish Parliament
Assumed office
1 July 2017
Preceded byHanna Mäntylä
ConstituencyLapland
Personal details
Born (1957-01-30) 30 January 1957
Political partyBlue Reform (2017–)
Finns Party (until 2017)

Matti Torvinen (born 30 January 1957 in Rovaniemi) is a Finnish politician and the party secretary of the Blue Reform. He represented the Finns Party in the City Council of Rovaniemi since 2012, being elected in 2012 and 2017.[1][2] Torvinen was a candidate in the 2015 parliamentary election, and the 2269 votes he gained were enough for a substitute place.[3]

In June 2017, another MP Hanna Mäntylä left the Parliament, and it was confirmed that Torvinen will replace her on 1 July 2017.[4] At the time, Finns Party's parliamentary group had split in two due to the aftermath of the recent leadership election. Torvinen joined the New Alternative, the faction that broke away from the Finns Party's parliamentary group.[5] He subsequently resigned from the Finns Party.[6]

On 15 November 2017, the New Alternative was officially registered as a political party under the name of Blue Reform.[7] In the first party convention, organized on 16 December 2017, Torvinen was elected as the party secretary.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Lapin vaalipiiri - Rovaniemi - Uusi valtuusto". Yle. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tulospalvelu: Rovaniemi". Yle. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Lappi - ehdokkaat". Yle. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hanna Mäntylälle myönnettiin vapautus edustajantoimesta". Eduskunta. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Kansanedustaja Hanna Mäntylä pyytää eroa eduskunnasta – siirtymässä asiantuntijaksi Strasbourgiin". Helsingin Sanomat. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Matti Torvinen eroaa perussuomalaisista". Yle. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Kannattajakortit tarkistettu – siniset hyväksyttiin puoluerekisteriin". Ilta-Sanomat. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Matti Torvisesta sinisen tulevaisuuden puoluesihteeri". Yle. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.


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