Tuomo Matti Oskari Puumala is a Finnish politician from the Centre Party.
Career
He has a Master Degree in Social Science. He was also the Chairman of Finnish Centre Youth from 2005 to 2009. He beat in the first round a well known veteran politician Paavo Väyrynen and Timo Kaunisto.
Nevertheless, in the final round of voting, Sipilä bested Tuomo Puumala by a vote of 1251-872.
Politics
Before his political career he worked as a journalist for Kokkola and Perhonjokilaakso newspapers. Puumala entered the race for Centre Party leadership in 2012.
Membership
He has been a member of the Finnish Parliament from Vaasa since 2007.