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Tõnis Lukas

XV Riigikogu

General information

Parliamentary group:
Isamaa Parliamentary Group
Committee:
Cultural Affairs Committee (Deputy Chairman)
Delegation:
Delegation to the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Republic of Estonia European Interparliamentary Space Conference
Electoral district:
City of Tartu
E-mail:
[email protected]
Phone:
+372 631 6459
Social media:
Seniority in days:
4442
Date of birth:
05.06.1962
Place of birth:
Tallinn
Family:
Married, three children
Education:
Gustav Adolf Grammar School (former Tallinn Secondary School No. 1) 1980;
Tallinn Technical School No. 19, car mechanic 1981;
University of Tartu, history 1987, MA in history 1997
Career:
Rõngu Basic School, teacher 1987–1989;
University of Tartu, postgraduate student, lecturer 1989–1992, Project Manager 1997–1998;
Estonian National Museum, Director 1992–1995, 2013–2018;
Major of Tartu 1996–1997;
Minister of Education 1999–2002;
Minister of Education and Research 2007–2011, 2022–2023;
Tartu Vocational Education Centre, Director 2018–2019;
Minister of Culture 2019–2021;
Estonian Literary Museum, Director 2021–2022
Party affiliation:
Pro Patria Union / Pro Patria and Res Publica Union / Isamaa 1992–2013, 2019–
Membership in representative bodies:
Congress of Estonia 1990–1992;
8th Riigikogu 1995–1996 (Chair of Cultural Affairs Committee), 9th‒11th Riigikogu, 12th Riigikogu 2011–2013 (Chair of Environment Committee), 14th Riigikogu (declined the mandate), 15th Riigikogu (Deputy Chair of Cultural Affairs Committee);
Tartu City Council 1993–1996, 1997–1999, 2002–2005, 2013–2017, 2021–2022 (Chair), 2023– (Chair 2025– ), also elected 2005
Awards:
Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class 2006
Other activities:
Learned Estonian Society, Estonian Literary Society, Friends of the Estonian National Museum, Estonian Students’ Society, Estonian Association for Advancement of Vocational Education;
Estonian Defence League, Tartu District, Academic Unit;
reserve officer (Lieutenant) 1998