What is Pertti Paasio?
[[File:Pertti Paasio.jpg|thumb|Pertti Paasio]] '''Pertti Kullervo Paasio''' (2 April 1939 – 4 April 2020) was a [[Finland|Finnish]] politician. He was a member of the [[Social Democratic Party of Finland|Social Democratic Party]]. He was born in [[Helsinki]]. Paasio became member of the Parliament in July 1975, however, he lost the seat in the 1979 parliamentary elections. In 1982 he replaced [[Jacob Söderman]] in the Parliament and held the seat until he was elected into the [[European Parliament]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=207&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki |title=Edustajamatrikkeli |publisher=Eduskunta}}</ref> His father was [[Rafael Paasio]], the 31st [[Prime Minister of Finland]], and his daughter [[Heli Paasio]] is a member of the Parliament. He died on 4 April 2020, two days after his 81st birthday.<ref>{{cite news |title=Poliitikko Pertti Paasio on kuollut |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11292849 |publisher=Yleisradio |access-date=4 April 2020 |date=4 April 2020 |language=fi}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Paasio, Pertti}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:MEPs for Finland]] [[Category:Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians]] {{bio-stub}}