General information
The state must help those who need help, and not stand in the way of those who can manage.
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Phone:
+372 631 6639
Seniority in days:
1259
Date of birth:
20.08.1964
Place of birth:
Tallinn
Family:
Non-marital partnership, one child
Education:
Tallinn Downtown Russian Secondary School (former Tallinn Secondary School No. 6) 1981;
St. Petersburg State University, Russian language and literature 1981–1983
St. Petersburg State University, Russian language and literature 1981–1983
Career:
newspaper Molodjozh Estonii, correspondent 1986–1988;
Estonian Telegraph Agency (ETA), correspondent 1988–1990;
Estonian Television, presenter of Russian news programme “Aktuaalne kaamera” 1994;
newspaper Biznes & Baltija, Estonian correspondent 1995–2000;
news agency BNS, editor 2000–2004;
newspaper Vesti Dnja, Editor-in-Chief 2005–2009;
newspaper Stolitsa, Editor-in-Chief 2012–2022
Estonian Telegraph Agency (ETA), correspondent 1988–1990;
Estonian Television, presenter of Russian news programme “Aktuaalne kaamera” 1994;
newspaper Biznes & Baltija, Estonian correspondent 1995–2000;
news agency BNS, editor 2000–2004;
newspaper Vesti Dnja, Editor-in-Chief 2005–2009;
newspaper Stolitsa, Editor-in-Chief 2012–2022
Party affiliation:
Estonian Centre Party 2002–2004, 2023–
Membership in representative bodies:
15th Riigikogu;
Tallinn City Council 2023, also elected 2013, 2017 and 2025
Tallinn City Council 2023, also elected 2013, 2017 and 2025
Other activities:
Board of the National Opera 2024–
Hobbies:
pets (has three dogs)