Andrus Öövel (born 17 October 1957

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n rower and politician. From 1995 until 1999, he was Minister of Defence. He was a member of

VIII Riigikogu VIII Riigikogu was the eighth legislature of Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 1995 election. Election results Officers Speaker of the Riigikogu: Toomas Savi Toomas Savi (born 30 December 1942 in Tartu, Est ...

. He was a 24-time champion of rowing in the Estonian SSR between 1974 and 1984.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Oovel, Andrus 1957 births Living people Estonian Coalition Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1995–1999 Defence Ministers of Estonia Estonian male rowers Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class Hugo Treffner Gymnasium alumni University of Tartu alumni Politicians from Tallinn Sportspeople from Tallinn