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Public Affairs Manager for Talotekniikkaliitto (Building Services Union of Finland)

Representing National Coalition Party (NCP):

Member of the Espoo City Council 2013-

Member of the Espoo City Board 2019-2025

Member of the Western Uusimaa Regional Council 2022-

Vice-Member of the Espoo Joint Parish Council 2022-

simon[at]simonelo.fi
+35850 513 0687

Born on 8th of July 1986 in Lapinjärvi, Finland

Family: Wife and two sons

Education: Master’s Degree in Political Science. Thesis about the Israeli interpretations of Israel’s War of Independence and the Six Day War

Hobbies: Floorball, reading, history, videogames, movies, Premier League

Assignments in the Parliament of Finland (2015-2019)

Parliamentary Group Leader for Blue Reform 2017-2019
First Vice-Chair of the Grand Committee (EU-affairs)
Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs 2017-2019
Vice-Member of the Finnish Delegation for the Parliamentary Assembly of OSCE
Chairman of the Parliamentary Videogame Society
Chairman of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Catalonia
Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for United Kingdom
Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Japan
Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for India
Member of the Committee on Constitution 2015-2017
Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee of Finnish Delegation for Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Member of the Finnish Delegation for Nordic Council 2015-2018

Other commissions of trust

Memberships

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, National Coalition Party, supportive member of The Finnish War Veterans Association, The League of Finnish Israeli Societies, The League of Finnish American Societies (SAM)