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Ruuben Kaalep

Member of the Riigikogu until 01.04.2023

General information

I joined the Estonian Patriotic Movement when I was 16, and I was soon elected to the management board. I was one of the founders of the Estonian Conservative People’s Party and the patriotic youth movement “Sinine Äratus” (“Blue Awakening”) in 2012. I have been the Chairman of “Sinine Äratus” and a member of the Board of the Estonian Conservative People’s Party for a long time.

Electoral district:
City of Tartu
Seniority in days:
1463
Date of birth:
21.09.1993
Place of birth:
Tallinn
Family:
Single
Education:
Hugo Treffner Gymnasium 2012;
University of Tartu, history 2012–2017.
Career:
OÜ Siimsoni Tehnoloogiad, translator 2014–2015;
web portal Uued Uudised, foreign news editor 2015–2017;
studio Vaikuse Muusika, actor 2016–2017.
Party affiliation:
Estonian Conservative People's Party 2012–
Membership in representative bodies:
14th Riigikogu;
Tartu City Council 2017–2019.
Other activities:
Estonian Defence League, Tallinn District, Toompea Unit 2022–;
National Library of Estonia, Supervisory Board 2022–;
youth organisation Young Eagles 2007–2012;
Estonian Patriotic Movement 2010–2013, Member of the Board 2011–2013;
Society of the Estonian Legion Friends 2011–2015;
CPP youth association Sinine Äratus (Blue Awakening), founder, Member of the Board since 2012, Chairman 2013–2014 and 2016–2019;

additional training: 3rd executive course on cyber defence and digital governance 2019;
collection of poems Litoriinamere loits ja teisi luuletusi (The Spell of the Littorina Sea and Other Poems) 2020;
collection Uus rahvuslik ärkamine (New National Awakening) 2021;
director, author of the text and performer in the play Ta liigub siiski (And Yet It Moves) at the School Theatre Festival 2011
Hobbies:
Estonian history, oriental philosophy, rhyming poetry, synesthesia, metapolitics.