Mikko Pesälä is a Finnish ex-politician and a former Finnish member of the European Parliament

European Parliament

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. A farmer by trade, he served as a member of the Parliament of Finland

Parliament of Finland

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 for 24 years, from 1975 to 1999, representing the Centre Party

Centre Party (Finland)

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. He also served as Minister of Agriculture and Forestry from 1994 to 1995.

In the election in 1999

European Parliament election, 1999 (Finland)

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, Pesälä was elected a Member of the European Parliament

Member of the European Parliament

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 (MEP), representing Finland

Finland (European Parliament constituency)

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 and the ELDR. He declined to run for re-election in 2004

European Parliament election, 2004 (Finland)

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and withdrew from political life.