Enn Eesmaa

Enn Eesmaa

Pärnu County Electoral District

7 June 1946, Tallinn
Widowed, one child

Education: Tallinn English College (former Tallinn Secondary School No. 7) 1964; Tallinn University, English language (equivalent to Master’s degree) 1969

Career: Estonian Television, Programme Deputy Director, Editor-in-Chief of news programme “Aktuaalne Kaamera”, presenter (entertainment and culture programmes, quiz shows), newsreader, commentator 1970–1993; Finnish Mainos-TV, Baltic correspondent 1989–1993; Office of the President of the Republic, Media Adviser 1993–1994; EVTV, Director General 1994–1996; TV3, Head of News Department, presenter, foreign news editor 1996–2003

Party affiliation: Estonian Centre Party 2003–2024

Membership in representative bodies: 10^th Riigikogu (Deputy Chair 2003–2005 and Chair 2005–2007 of Foreign Affairs Committee), 11^th ‒13^th Riigikogu (Deputy Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee 2007–2016, Vice-President of the Riigikogu 2016–2019), 14^th Riigikogu (Chair 2019–2021 and Deputy Chair 2022–2023 of Foreign Affairs Committee, Chair of National Defence Committee 2021–2022), 15^th Riigikogu; Saaremaa Rural Municipality Council 2017–2021, also elected 2021; elected to Tallinn City Council 2005–2013

Awards: Order of the White Star, 4^th Class 2002; Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour of France 2001; Grand Cross of Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania 2006, Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria 2010;
Medal of the Baltic Assembly 2018; EFTA award for contribution to Estonian TV sector 2025

Other activities: Radio programmes “Tagasivaade” (“Retrospect”) 2014–2015 and “ENNtsüklopeedia” (“ENNcyclopedia”) 2023– (Radio Kuku), “Olnud olevik” (“Passed Present”) 2021–2022 (Vikerraadio); published book “Sajandi suured staarid” (“Great Stars of the Century”) 2001 and articles in the Estonian press

Hobbies: history, music, literature, television, cinema 

19.06.2025