Markku Rossi

Markku Rossi
Member of the Finnish Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2000
In office
31 March 1999 – 20 July 1999
In office
22 March 1991 – 23 March 1995
Personal details
Born (1956-03-05) 5 March 1956 (age 68)
Suonenjoki, Finland
Political partyCentre Party

Markku Kalevi Rossi (born 5 March 1956) is a Finnish politician from the Centre Party. He was a representative in the Parliament of Finland from 1991 to 1995, briefly in 1999 and from 2000 to 2019.[1] He has stated that he wouldn't seek another term in the 2019 elections.[2]

Rossi was born in Suonenjoki. He married Matti Kaarlejärvi in March 2017, being among the first same-sex couples to marry under the legislation change in Finland.[3] They had lived together in a registered partnership since December 2015.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Kansanedustajat: Markku Rossi". Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Eduskunnan jättävä Markku Rossi: "Ison vaikutuksen teki lämmin ilmapiiri"". Yle. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Kansanedustaja Markku Rossi ja Matti-puoliso avioliittoon heti keskiviikkoaamuna: "Haluamme olla ensimmäisten joukossa"". Iltalehti. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Markku Rossi virallisti suhteensa Matti Kaarlejärven kanssa". Iltalehti. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2018.


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