JAAK JUSKE
Tallinn City Electoral Districts of Haabersti, Põhja-Tallinn and Kristiine
12 December 1976 Tartu
Married, three daughters and one son
Education: Tartu Secondary School No. 15 1995; Tartu Academy of Theology and Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, Theology 1995–2005; University of Tartu, guest student 1999–2003; Tallinn University, History 2008–2009
Career: newspaper Postimees, reporter 1994; Right-Wingers/ People’s Party, press representative 1997–1998; People's Party Moderates: head of the election campaign in Elva 1999, Tallinn City Council, adviser of the faction 1999–2002, Riigikogu, adviser of the faction 2002–2003; Estonian Atlantic Treaty Association, project management 2003–2004; Social Democratic Party: press representative and head of campaign 2004–2005, Tallinn City Council, adviser of the faction 2005–2009, head of the election campaign in Tallinn 2009; Gustav Adolf Grammar School, teacher of history and social studies 2013; Juske Lugu OÜ, Member of the Board 2016–; Tallinn Secondary Science School, teacher of religious studies 2017–
Party affiliation: Right-Wingers/ People’s Party 1997–1999; People's Party Moderates/Social Democratic Party 1999–
Membership in representative bodies: 14th Riigikogu; Tallinn City Council 2009– (Vice-Chairman 2010–2013)
Awards: National Heritage Board acknowledgement for promoting heritage awareness 2018
Other activities: Estonian Students’ Society; Pelgulinn Society; Tallinn Industrial Parks, Member of the Supervisory Board 2009–2011.
Books Lood unustatud Tallinnast (Stories from the Forgotten Tallinn) I–II 2012, 2013 (in Russian 2017), Lood unustatud Tartust (Stories from the Forgotten Tartu) and Imelik nõukaaeg. Isa põnevad jutud ajaloost (Strange Soviet Times. Father’s Fascinating Stories about History) 2013, Tallinna märtsipommitamine 1944 (March Bombing in Tallinn 1944), Famous Estonian Explorers and Pirates. Father’s Fascinating Bedtime Stories about History), Lood unustatud Narvast (Stories from the Forgotten Narva, in Russian 2015) and Eesti kuningad, rüütlid ja printsessid (Estonian Kings, Knights and Princesses) 2014, Tallinna vanalinna kummitusmajad (Haunted Houses in Tallinn Old Town), Lood unustatud Pärnust (Stories from the Forgotten Pärnu) and Salapärase Venemaa lugu (Story of the Mysterious Russia) 2015, Härjapea jõe saladus (The Secret of River Härjapea), 100 põnevat lugu Tallinnast (100 Interesting Stories about Tallinn) and Pelgulinna aja lugu (The Story of Pelgulinn) 2016, Sada põnevat lugu Eesti Vabariigist (100 Interesting Stories about the Republic of Estonia), Islami põnev lugu (The Fascinating Story of Islam) and Kalamaja aja lood (Stories from Kalamaja) 2017, Kelmiküla aja lood (Stories from Kelmiküla) and Eesti kummituslossid (Haunted Houses of Estonia) 2018, Tallinn. Erilised hetked (Tallinn. Special Moments, author of the texts) 2019
Hobbies: history
13.06.2019
