Juho Eerola

Juho Seppo Antero Eerola (born 24 February 1975 in Kymi, Finland) is a Finnish politician of the Finns Party. He was elected to the Finnish Parliament in the 2011 election. He is also a member of the city council of Kotka.^[1] In the True Finns' party conference of 2011 Eerola was elected as the party's second vice-chairman,^[2] and in the conference of 2013 he was elected as the third vice-chairman.^[3] Eerola is a former member of the nationalist organisation Suomen Sisu: he resigned his membership in 2012 when he felt that people outside the party were using the issue as a wedge against him and the party.^[4]

Juho Eerola
Juho Eerola in 2011.
Deputy Speaker of the Finnish Parliament
In office 7 June 2019 – 21 June 2023
Member of Finnish Parliament for South Eastern Finland
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 April 2015
Member of Finnish Parliament for Kymi
In office 20 April 2011 – 21 April 2015
Personal details
Born	(1975-02-24) 24 February 1975 (age 49) Kymi, Kymenlaakso, Finland
Political party	The Finns Party

In 2011 the hacktivist group Anonymous leaked the membership applications of the Finnish Resistance Movement on Pastebin. It was revealed that Ulla Pyysalo, the aide of Juho Eerola, had applied for membership in the neo-nazi organization.^[5]

References

1. "Eduskunta – edustajamatrikkeli". Eduskunta.fi. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
2. "Perussuomalaiset". Perussuomalaiset.fi. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
3. "Perussuomalaisten varapuheenjohtajiksi Niinistö, Mäntylä ja Eerola". 29 June 2013.
4. "Perussuomalaisten Eerola luopuu Suomen Sisun jäsenyydestä – Ilta-Sanomat". Archived from the original on 17 June 2012.
5. Anonymous Vigilantes Expose Finnish Neo-Nazis' Real-World Identities