General information
As a member of the Riigikogu I wish to put an end to the defiling of education and to strive for ensuring the funds necessary for pre-school and school education – the creation of the economic branch that would provide tax accruals whereby the issue of education can be unhooked from political draughts. This does not mean that responsibility for the quality of education should go into private hands. Students, state commissions for institutions of higher education, and research which is the express railway to the top of the world must not be forgotten either.
Electoral district:
Seniority in days:
1467
Date of birth:
24.03.1961
Place of birth:
in Valga
Family:
Married, one son and one daughter
Education:
Valga Gymnasium (former Secondary School No. 1) 1979;
Valga Children’s Music School 1979, trumpet;
University of Tartu, inorganic chemistry/teacher 1984;
school psychology 1989 (all degrees equivalent to Master’s degree)
Valga Children’s Music School 1979, trumpet;
University of Tartu, inorganic chemistry/teacher 1984;
school psychology 1989 (all degrees equivalent to Master’s degree)
Career:
Tallinn Vocational Secondary School No. 43, chemistry and physics teacher, creativity club manager 1984−1987;
Tallinn Secondary School No. 49, head of extracurricular activities, chemistry teacher 1987−1990;
FRESPO, Commercial Director 1990−1992;
MERE, Commercial Director 1992−1995;
Tallinn Art Gymnasium, Director 1995−2015
Tallinn Secondary School No. 49, head of extracurricular activities, chemistry teacher 1987−1990;
FRESPO, Commercial Director 1990−1992;
MERE, Commercial Director 1992−1995;
Tallinn Art Gymnasium, Director 1995−2015
Party affiliation:
People’s Party Moderates 2000−2003;
Estonian Centre Party 2003–
Estonian Centre Party 2003–
Membership in representative bodies:
13th Riigikogu;
Tallinn City Council 2005–2015, 2017–
Tallinn City Council 2005–2015, 2017–
Awards:
Order of Merit of the City of Tallinn 2014
Other activities:
Gambling Tax Council, Member of the Supervisory Board and Chairman 2017–;
North Tallinn Administrative Council;
NGO Tallinn Art Gymnasium Sports School, Member of Board;
NGO Kopli Selts (Kopli Society);
Casino Island Foundation;
Paljassaare Culture Islands Foundation;
Kopli Involuntary Lessees Association;
Association of North Tallinn School Directors;
NGO Estonian Hapkido Federation, Member of the Board;
Students Summer Brigade Foundation, Member of the Supervisory Board;
music CDs: “Kes ma olen” 1999, “Ma olen siin” 2002, “Kõigest koolipapa…” 2005, “Sõnumikandja” 2007;
series of musical plays for school theatre “Avatud raamat” (“Open Book”) 1999–2008;
articles in teachers’ newspaper Õpetajate Leht;
author and presenter of TV series “Pärast tunde” 2013, “Vahetund” 2015 and “Pikk vahetund” 2017
North Tallinn Administrative Council;
NGO Tallinn Art Gymnasium Sports School, Member of Board;
NGO Kopli Selts (Kopli Society);
Casino Island Foundation;
Paljassaare Culture Islands Foundation;
Kopli Involuntary Lessees Association;
Association of North Tallinn School Directors;
NGO Estonian Hapkido Federation, Member of the Board;
Students Summer Brigade Foundation, Member of the Supervisory Board;
music CDs: “Kes ma olen” 1999, “Ma olen siin” 2002, “Kõigest koolipapa…” 2005, “Sõnumikandja” 2007;
series of musical plays for school theatre “Avatud raamat” (“Open Book”) 1999–2008;
articles in teachers’ newspaper Õpetajate Leht;
author and presenter of TV series “Pärast tunde” 2013, “Vahetund” 2015 and “Pikk vahetund” 2017
Hobbies:
music, boxing, handball, solving puzzles, metalwork (jewellery), hiking, literature (poetry, song lyrics)