Henn Põlluaas

Harju County and Rapla County Electoral District

16 February 1960, Tallinn
Married, two children, one grandchild

Education: Tallinn Nõmme Gymnasium (former Tallinn Secondary School No. 10) 1978; Tallinn University, drawing, drafting, and crafts teacher (equivalent to Master’s degree) 1985

Career: State Art Museum of Estonia, Junior Researcher, 1983–1985, Senior Researcher 1987–1988; Studio Tallinnfilm, artist/director 1985–1986; Estonian Television, editor 1988–1990; AS Tooro, Chair of Board 1991–1994; OÜ Kerigon, Chair of Board 1994–2002; OÜ Langenthal, Chair of Board 2002–2008; freelance writer 2005–2012; Mayor of Saue 2012–2015

Party affiliation: Estonian Conservative People’s Party 2012–2024; Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives 2024; Isamaa 2025–

Membership in representative bodies: 13^th Riigikogu (Chair of Parliamentary Group); 14^th Riigikogu (President 2019–2021; Chair of Parliamentary Group 2021–2023); 15^th Riigikogu (Deputy Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee 2023–2024); Saue City Council 2005–2012, also elected 2013; Saue Rural Municipality Council 2017–2018; elected to Tallinn City Council 2021

Awards: Order of the Three Stars of Latvia, 2^nd Class 2019;
Badges of Merit of the Defence League; Medal and Cross of Merit of the Legion of Estonian Liberation; Finnish War Veterans’ Society Medal of Merit

Other activities: Finnish Boys Heritage Society, Member of Board; Defence League, long-time Assistant to Chief of Unit in Keila Unit, Harju District; former Chair of National and Democratic Forces Cooperation Body, Society for Perpetuation of Tartu Peace Treaty, and NPO Estonian National Movement;
author of books “Eesti-Vene piirileping. Ära andmine või äraandmine?” (“Estonian-Russian Border Treaty. Giving Away or Betrayal?”) 2010, “Lennart Meri. Vabaduse valus valgus” (“Lennart Meri. The Painful Light of Freedom”) 2011, “Sotsid. Interrinde teine tulemine” (“Socialists. The Second Coming of Intermovement”) 2019, “Sajand Tartu rahulepingut 1920–2020” (“A Century of Tartu Peace Treaty 1920–2020”) 2020 (with Aldo Kals) and numerous articles in Estonian and foreign press;
has participated in art exhibitions since 1982, has organised solo exhibitions; Estonian Television documentary “Estonian Folk Calendar”, scriptwriter, artist-director 1988–1990; Tallinnfilm historical miniseries “Näkimadalad” (“Mermaid Shallows”) episodes I–III, artist-director 1987–1988

Hobbies: reading, art, painting, fishing, aviation

20.01.2025