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I have been a member of the Estonian Centre Party for seventeen years, and for almost as long a member of the City Council and City Government of Kiviõli, and later Lüganuse Rural Municipality Council, which was formed as a result of the merger after the administrative reform. Seven years as the Mayor of Kiviõli gave me a good overview of the problems of various spheres of local life, and the concerns of people in small local governments. I have been a member of the Riigikogu for two consecutive terms and I stand for a well-planned and balanced regional policy in Estonia. My top priorities are increasing the funding for the East-Viru County programme and a fairer redistribution of environmental charges, which should benefit East-Viru County as a whole as well as other Estonian municipalities. The state of Estonia is as strong as its smallest local government.
Tallinn University of Technology, business administration 2005, Tallinn University, Rakvere College, Master's programme in political sciences 2010–2011
mining equipment company AS Mäetehnika, sales specialist/project manager 2006–2007;
Mayor of Kiviõli 2007–2015
Kiviõli City Council 2005–2007, also elected in 2009 and 2013, Lüganuse Rural Municipality Council 2017– (Chairman 2019–2020, 2021–)
OÜ Järve Biopuhastus, Member
of the Supervisory Board 2019–2020, 2021–;
Foundation Ida-Virumaa Industrial Areas Development, Member of the Council 2012–2015;
Ida-Viru County Local Governments Association, Member of the Board 2014–2015;
Ida-Viru Sports Association, Member of the Board, 2014–2018;
LC Kiviõli, founding member 2017–.