General information
Electoral district:
Seniority in days:
4183
Date of birth:
13.01.1959
Place of birth:
Verkh-Krasnoyarka, Severnyi Region, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
Education:
Technical School of Väimela Model State Farm, veterinary medicine 1978;
Estonian University of Life Sciences, animal husbandry (equivalent to Master’s degree), 1990
Estonian University of Life Sciences, animal husbandry (equivalent to Master’s degree), 1990
Career:
Veriora State Farm, veterinary technician 1978–1980;
Võhandu State Farm, veterinary technician 1980–1988, selectionist-zootechnician 1988–1993;
OÜ Allmäe, Chairperson 1993;
Mikitamäe Rural Municipality Mayor 1993–2004;
OÜ Jukka Jussila, Head of Development Department 2004–2006;
Social Democratic Party, Secretary General 2015–2016
Võhandu State Farm, veterinary technician 1980–1988, selectionist-zootechnician 1988–1993;
OÜ Allmäe, Chairperson 1993;
Mikitamäe Rural Municipality Mayor 1993–2004;
OÜ Jukka Jussila, Head of Development Department 2004–2006;
Social Democratic Party, Secretary General 2015–2016
Party affiliation:
Estonian Centre Party 1997–2012;
Social Democratic Party 2014–, Member of the Board
Social Democratic Party 2014–, Member of the Board
Membership in representative bodies:
X Riigikogu 2006–2007, XI and XII Riigikogu, XIII Riigikogu 2016–;
elected to Mikitamäe Rural Municipality Council 1993–2002
elected to Mikitamäe Rural Municipality Council 1993–2002
Awards:
Mother of the Year 2002
Other activities:
NGO Karisilla, Member of Board;
private entrepreneur. Continuing education in public administration at the Estonian Management Institute. Has edited cookbooks “Setu toidud” (“Seto Cuisine”, 2002 and 2006, “Eesti rahvusköök” (“Estonian Cuisine”, 2004 and 2006, co-author), published articles in Estonian press
private entrepreneur. Continuing education in public administration at the Estonian Management Institute. Has edited cookbooks “Setu toidud” (“Seto Cuisine”, 2002 and 2006, “Eesti rahvusköök” (“Estonian Cuisine”, 2004 and 2006, co-author), published articles in Estonian press
Hobbies:
Reading, cooking, handicraft, studying and preservation of Seto culture