General information
Electoral district:
Seniority in days:
4837
Date of birth:
24.05.1940
Place of birth:
Tallinn
Education:
Tallinn Polytechnical Institute, engineering economist, 1964;
Tallinn Secondary School No. 4, 1959
Tallinn Secondary School No. 4, 1959
Career:
X and XI Riigikogu 2003–;
Minister of Economy and Communications 2002–2003;
IX Riigikogu 1999–2002, VIII Riigikogu 1995–1999;
VII Riigikogu 1992–1995;
Minister of Economy 1995;
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Head of Entrepreneurship Department 1989–1992;
Consulting Company Mainor, Head of Economic Analysis Bureau, Head of Economic Experiments Department 1981–1989;
Self-Managing Estonia, Problem Council, Managing Secretary 1989–1991;
Experimental Factory of Appliances Pioneer, standardiser, salary system engineer, Senior Engineer of Work and Salary Department, Senior Engineer of Planning-Economy Department, Assistant Head of Planning-Economy Department, Head of Planning-Economy Department, Head of Planning-Production Department 1964–1981
Minister of Economy and Communications 2002–2003;
IX Riigikogu 1999–2002, VIII Riigikogu 1995–1999;
VII Riigikogu 1992–1995;
Minister of Economy 1995;
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Head of Entrepreneurship Department 1989–1992;
Consulting Company Mainor, Head of Economic Analysis Bureau, Head of Economic Experiments Department 1981–1989;
Self-Managing Estonia, Problem Council, Managing Secretary 1989–1991;
Experimental Factory of Appliances Pioneer, standardiser, salary system engineer, Senior Engineer of Work and Salary Department, Senior Engineer of Planning-Economy Department, Assistant Head of Planning-Economy Department, Head of Planning-Economy Department, Head of Planning-Production Department 1964–1981
Party affiliation:
Estonian Centre Party 1995–2004
Membership in representative bodies:
VII, VIII, IX, X and XI Riigikogu;
Tallinn City Council 1996–2002
Tallinn City Council 1996–2002
Social activities:
Estonian Society of Economics, Tallinn Technical University Trusteeship
Awards:
Order of the National Coat of Arms, 5th class, 2001;
Royal Norwegian Order of Merit Grand Cross, Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Commander with Star
Royal Norwegian Order of Merit Grand Cross, Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Commander with Star
Creative activities:
“Privatization in Central and Eastern Europe” (co-author;
Ljubljana 1995)
Ljubljana 1995)
Hobbies:
theatre, gardening, travelling, fiction
1.05.07
1.05.07