Simon Elo
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]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Home page (in Finnish)
