Simon Elo

Simon Jakob Benjamin Elo (born 8 July 1986 in Lapinjärvi) is a Finnish politician and a former Member of Parliament.[1] He was a representative in the Finns Party until 2017 and was the leader of Finns Party Youth from 2010 to 2014.[2] He was elected to the Parliament for Uusimaa in 2015. He has also sat in the Espoo City Council since 2012.[3]

Simon Elo in March 2014.

On 13 June 2017, Elo and 19 others left the Finns Party to establish the New Alternative parliamentary group. Elo was subsequently chosen to lead the group.[4] Later a new party was formed based on the group under the name Blue Reform. In the 2019 election, Elo run as a candidate of the Blue Reform, but was not elected.[5]

In August 2019, Elo left the Blue Reform and continues in the City Council of Espoo as an independent.[6] In February 2020, Elo became a member the National Coalition Party.[7]

References
  1. "MPs: Simon Elo". Eduskunta. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. "Simon Elo luovuttaa PS-Nuorten ruorin eteenpäin". Suomen Uutiset. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  3. "Valitut ehdokkaat: Espoo". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  4. "Tällainen on Uusi vaihtoehto – Nämä kansanedustajat jättivät perussuomalaiset". Yle. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. "He saavat etsiä uutta työtä – eduskunnasta putosi monta kovan profiilin nimeä Niinistöstä Väyryseen, Matti Torviselle vain 312 ääntä". MTV. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  6. "Eduskunnasta pudonnut ex-perussuomalainen Simon Elo eroaa sinisistä: "En voi olla mukana toiminnassa"". Uusi Suomi. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  7. "Sinisten entinen kansanedustaja Simon Elo liittyy kokoomukseen". Helsingin Sanomat. 3 February 2020.


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