General information
I have held managerial positions in a construction company, in border guard and in the Defence Forces, and I have been the Ida-Viru County Governor.
In the Riigikogu, I want to stand for the preservation of Estonian traditions and our national values. I wish to do that by engaging in issues concerning national security as well as education.
Electoral district:
Seniority in days:
1463
Date of birth:
26.08.1952
Place of birth:
Kohtla-Järve
Family:
Married, one son
Education:
City Vocational School No 9 (in Viljandi), car mechanic 1970;
Kohtla-Järve Adult Secondary School (former Distance Education Secondary School) 1974;
Estonian Communist Party Young Farmers’ Club (in Kehtna), economist-organiser 1978;
North-West Institute of Management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (former Leningrad Higher Party School), economist-organiser 1984;
Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, border guard 2000;
Tallinn University, Master of Social Sciences (organisational behaviour) 2005
Kohtla-Järve Adult Secondary School (former Distance Education Secondary School) 1974;
Estonian Communist Party Young Farmers’ Club (in Kehtna), economist-organiser 1978;
North-West Institute of Management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (former Leningrad Higher Party School), economist-organiser 1984;
Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, border guard 2000;
Tallinn University, Master of Social Sciences (organisational behaviour) 2005
Career:
Kohtla-Järve Bus and Taxi Authority, mechanic 1970;
Estonian Agricultural Technology Production Cooperative, Kohtla-Järve car service 1972–1974, Kohtla-Järve regional branch 1974–1976;
Estonian Communist Party, Kohtla-Järve Regional Committee 1978–1988;
Kohtla-Järve Collective Farm Construction Office, Deputy Director 1988–1990;
Kohtla-Järve Regional Council of Ceremonies and Traditions, specialist of ceremonies and traditions 1990;
Customs Board, Chief Inspector 1990–1991;
Ida-Viru County Government, Head of National Defence Department 1991;
State and Border Defence Board/ Border Guard Board, Ida-Viru County, Head of Regional Control Centre 1991–1997, Head of General Department 1997–1999, Head of Northern Border Guard Region 1999–2001, Head of Logistics 2002–2006, Head of Staff 2006–2007;
General Staff of Defence Forces, Chief of Administrative Department 2001, Chief of General Department 2001–2002;
Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, Border Guard College, Director 2002–2006;
Lääne-Viru County Governor 2007–2012;
chemical company AS Viru Keemia Grupp, adviser to the Board 2011–2014;
Toila Gymnasium, Director 2015–2016
Estonian Agricultural Technology Production Cooperative, Kohtla-Järve car service 1972–1974, Kohtla-Järve regional branch 1974–1976;
Estonian Communist Party, Kohtla-Järve Regional Committee 1978–1988;
Kohtla-Järve Collective Farm Construction Office, Deputy Director 1988–1990;
Kohtla-Järve Regional Council of Ceremonies and Traditions, specialist of ceremonies and traditions 1990;
Customs Board, Chief Inspector 1990–1991;
Ida-Viru County Government, Head of National Defence Department 1991;
State and Border Defence Board/ Border Guard Board, Ida-Viru County, Head of Regional Control Centre 1991–1997, Head of General Department 1997–1999, Head of Northern Border Guard Region 1999–2001, Head of Logistics 2002–2006, Head of Staff 2006–2007;
General Staff of Defence Forces, Chief of Administrative Department 2001, Chief of General Department 2001–2002;
Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, Border Guard College, Director 2002–2006;
Lääne-Viru County Governor 2007–2012;
chemical company AS Viru Keemia Grupp, adviser to the Board 2011–2014;
Toila Gymnasium, Director 2015–2016
Party affiliation:
Estonian Conservative People’s Party 2018–
Membership in representative bodies:
14th Riigikogu;
elected to Jõhvi Rural Municipality Council in 2021
elected to Jõhvi Rural Municipality Council in 2021
Awards:
Order of the Cross of the Eagle, Gold Cross 1998;
Order of the Cross of the Eagle, 4th class 2006;
Cross of Merit of the Defence League, Special Class 2005;
various Border Guard and Defence Forces awards 1992–2007
Order of the Cross of the Eagle, 4th class 2006;
Cross of Merit of the Defence League, Special Class 2005;
various Border Guard and Defence Forces awards 1992–2007
Other activities:
Ida-Viru branch of Popular Front, Member of the Board, 1987–1990;
Defence League;
Estonian Reserve Officers Association;
Estonian South Border Officers Association;
Estonian East Border Officers Association
National Defence University of Finland, special course for general staff, course paper on shaping the defence readiness in the Estonian society 2003
Defence League;
Estonian Reserve Officers Association;
Estonian South Border Officers Association;
Estonian East Border Officers Association
National Defence University of Finland, special course for general staff, course paper on shaping the defence readiness in the Estonian society 2003
Hobbies:
music, shooting sports, hunting