Urve Tiidus

Hiiu County, Lääne County and Saare County Electoral District

6 June 1954, Rapla County
Two children

Education: Tallinn School No. 21 in 1972; University of Tartu, English (equivalent to Master’s degree) 1977

Career: Estonian Television: director’s assistant, presenter, author and editor 1977–1991; freelance translator (TV series and films), author of health programmes 1992–1994, editor of regional programmes, presenter and editor of news programme “Aktuaalne Kaamera” 1995–1999; Kuressaare City Government, Education and Culture Department, Head 1999–2001; TV channel Kanal 2, editor, news presenter 2001–2005; Mayor of Kuressaare 2005–2011; Minister of Culture 2013–2015

Party affiliation: Estonian Reform Party 1999– (membership suspended 2001−2005), Member of Board

Membership in representative bodies: 12^th Riigikogu, 13^th Riigikogu (Chair of Parliamentary Group 2015–2016), 14^th and 15^th Riigikogu; Saaremaa Rural Municipality Council 2017–, elected to Kuressaare City Council 1999–2013

Awards: Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau of the Netherlands 2008; Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit 2014; Commander’s Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland 2014; Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland 2014

Other activities: Offence Prevention Council 2015–2021; Board of the National Opera 2017–2023; world organisation United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), Member of Council 2007–2010; Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC), Second Vice-President 2008–2010; Lions Club Kuressaare Piret, founder, President 2008, member 2009–2021;
Estonian National Defence Course 2012, higher courses on cyber defence and digital governance 2019;
published articles, author and presenter of numerous language, children’s and health programmes

Hobbies: sports, music, reading, science, theatre, nature 

17.04.2023