What is Ahti Pekkala?
'''Ahti Antti Johannes Pekkala''' (20 December 1924 &ndash; 23 August 2014) was a [[Finns|Finnish]] [[politician]] for the [[Centre Party (Finland)|Centre Party]]. He served as a deputy speaker of the [[parliament]] from 1976 to 1978 and as the speaker from 1978 to 1979. He also served as the Governor of [[Oulu]] [[Province]] from 1986 until 1991. Pekkala was born in [[Haapavesi]]. Before politics, he was a [[banker]] and the manager of a bank from 1952 until 1985. Pekkala died on 23 August 2014 in Haapavesi, aged 89.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kaleva.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/ahti-pekkala-kuollut-viimeinen-puhe-lauantai-iltana/673851/|title=Ahti Pekkala kuollut - viimeinen puhe lauantai-iltana &#124; Kotimaa|publisher=Kaleva|date=23 August 2014|access-date=25 August 2014|language=fi}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=911216&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki Ahti Pekkala] at the [http://www.eduskunta.fi/ Eduskunta webpage] {{Small|{{in lang|fi}}}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pekkala, Ahti}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] <!--[[Category:Disease-related deaths in Finland]]--> [[Category:Finnish politicians]] [[Category:Government ministers]] [[Category:Legislative speakers]]