General information
I dedicate myself, as a Member of the Riigikogu, to achieving the objectives listed in the programme of the Estonian Centre Party. I want to build up a country where everyone feels good living. A country where the middle classes hold the power. A country where most of the national wealth has been distributed equally among the majority of the population, instead of being concentrated in the hands of a privileged few. A country where involuntary lessees would be compensated for the damage done by the ownership reform. A country where every child has a full stomach.
Electoral district:
Seniority in days:
5850
Date of birth:
17.09.1946
Place of birth:
in Tallinn
Family:
Married
Education:
Tallinn Nõmme Gymnasium (former Secondary School No. 10) 1964;
Tallinn University of Technology, accounting 1976;
Moscow State University, television journalism 1980 (all degrees equivalent to Master’s degree)
Tallinn University of Technology, accounting 1976;
Moscow State University, television journalism 1980 (all degrees equivalent to Master’s degree)
Career:
newspapers Säde, Õhtuleht, Rahva Hääl and Noorte Hääl, editor 1964–1974;
Estonian Radio and Estonian Television news editor, reporter 1974–1983, Moscow correspondent 1978–1983;
Moscow Radio and Ostankino Television company, Head of Estonian Bureau 1983–1995;
newspaper Sõnumileht, special correspondent 1995–1999;
newspaper Kesknädal, Editor-in-Chief 1999–2003
Estonian Radio and Estonian Television news editor, reporter 1974–1983, Moscow correspondent 1978–1983;
Moscow Radio and Ostankino Television company, Head of Estonian Bureau 1983–1995;
newspaper Sõnumileht, special correspondent 1995–1999;
newspaper Kesknädal, Editor-in-Chief 1999–2003
Party affiliation:
Estonian Centre Party 1994–
Membership in representative bodies:
10th, 11th, 12th and 13th Riigikogu;
Tallinn City Council 2002–2005;
Põlva Rural Municipality Council 2017–;
elected to Valga City Council in 2005–2013
Tallinn City Council 2002–2005;
Põlva Rural Municipality Council 2017–;
elected to Valga City Council in 2005–2013
Other activities:
Estonian Centre for Pensioners, President;
Valga County Association of Pensioners, Chairman;
Estonian Tenants’ Union;
author and presenter of radio and TV programmes (incl. “Meedia keskpunkt” in Tallinn TV 2012–);
documentary “Verised majad” (“Bloody Houses”) 2013, co-author of the script;
book “Lõhutud elud. Eesti omandireformi sundüürnike lugu 1989–2011” (“Story of Involuntary Lessees after the Ownership Reform 1989–2011”) 2011, and anniversary publication “10 aastat ühistegevust. Põlvamaa HLÜ. Lugu Põlvamaa ühistulisest liikumisest, maakonna ühistegelastest ja nende loodud hoiu-laenuühistust” (“10 Years of Community Activities. Põlva Savings and Loan Association. Story of Associations Movement in Põlva County, Community Activists and Their Savings and Loan Associations”) 2011;
articles in the Estonian press
Valga County Association of Pensioners, Chairman;
Estonian Tenants’ Union;
author and presenter of radio and TV programmes (incl. “Meedia keskpunkt” in Tallinn TV 2012–);
documentary “Verised majad” (“Bloody Houses”) 2013, co-author of the script;
book “Lõhutud elud. Eesti omandireformi sundüürnike lugu 1989–2011” (“Story of Involuntary Lessees after the Ownership Reform 1989–2011”) 2011, and anniversary publication “10 aastat ühistegevust. Põlvamaa HLÜ. Lugu Põlvamaa ühistulisest liikumisest, maakonna ühistegelastest ja nende loodud hoiu-laenuühistust” (“10 Years of Community Activities. Põlva Savings and Loan Association. Story of Associations Movement in Põlva County, Community Activists and Their Savings and Loan Associations”) 2011;
articles in the Estonian press
Hobbies:
journalism, rock music from the Swinging Sixties, photography