Peter Östman


Peter Östman is a member of the Parliament of Finland and is the Chairman of the Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group.

Career

Östman has been a Member of Parliament representing the Constituency of Vaasa since 2011. He is a member of the Grand Committee, the Working Subcommittee of the Grand Committee, the Legal Affairs Committee and the Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council. Previously, he was a member of the Finance Committee and the Agriculture and Forestry Committee. He has also been Secretary General and Vice Chairman of the Christian Democrats. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Chair of the Christian Democrats, losing to Päivi Räsänen. Since 2013, Östman is president of the European Christian Political Movement, a political party in the European Parliament.