General information
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+372 631 6658
Seniority in days:
7099
Date of birth:
20.10.1958
Place of birth:
Tartu
Family:
Divorced, two children, two grandchildren
Education:
Miina Härma Gymnasium (former Tartu Secondary School No. 2) 1977;
University of Tartu, law (equivalent to Master’s degree) 1985
University of Tartu, law (equivalent to Master’s degree) 1985
Career:
Southern High Voltage Power Networks, Engineer 1985–1990;
Association of Tartu Health Care Professionals Trade Unions, Chair 1990–1993;
Professional Association of Estonian Middle-Level Health Workers, Legal Adviser 1993–1999;
Adviser to Minister of Social Affairs 1999–2002;
Nordic Council of Ministers Information Office, Project Manager 2002;
Moderates Parliamentary Group of the Riigikogu, Adviser 2002–2003;
Tartu Aviation College, Legal Adviser 2004;
Adviser to Member of the European Parliament Marianne Mikko 2004–2007
Association of Tartu Health Care Professionals Trade Unions, Chair 1990–1993;
Professional Association of Estonian Middle-Level Health Workers, Legal Adviser 1993–1999;
Adviser to Minister of Social Affairs 1999–2002;
Nordic Council of Ministers Information Office, Project Manager 2002;
Moderates Parliamentary Group of the Riigikogu, Adviser 2002–2003;
Tartu Aviation College, Legal Adviser 2004;
Adviser to Member of the European Parliament Marianne Mikko 2004–2007
Party affiliation:
Moderates / People’s Party Moderates / Social Democratic Party 1996–
Membership in representative bodies:
11th Riigikogu (Chair of Social Affairs Committee 2007–2009), 12th Riigikogu (Deputy Chair of Security Authorities Surveillance Select Committee 2011–2014, Chair of Social Affairs Committee 2014–2015), 13th Riigikogu (Chair of Legal Affairs Committee 2015–2016, Deputy Chair of Parliamentary Group 2016–2019), 14th Riigikogu (Deputy Chair 2021–2022, Chair 2022–2023 of Legal Affairs Committee, Deputy Chair of Study Committee to Solve the Demographic Crisis), 15th Riigikogu (Chair of Cultural Affairs Committee);
Tartu City Council 1996–1999, 2002–2007, 2017–, also elected 2009 and 2013
Tartu City Council 1996–1999, 2002–2007, 2017–, also elected 2009 and 2013
Other activities:
Tartu Ambulance Foundation, Member of Council 2014–2018, 2020–2022, Tartu University Hospital Council 2020–2026, 2020–2026, Tartu Mental Health Care Centre, Member and Chair of Council 2022–2026;
Association of Enterprising Women
Association of Enterprising Women
Hobbies:
film, theatre, swimming, travelling