Erki Savisaar (born 16 June 1978 in

Vastse-Kuuste Vastse-Kuuste is a small borough (') in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern 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 Finl ...

Põlva County Põlva County ( et, Põlva maakond or ''Põlvamaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders Tartu, Valga and Võru counties. 28,507 people live in Põlva County – constituting 2.3% o ...

) is an

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n politician. He has been a member of the

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and

XIV Riigikogu XIV Riigikogu is the fourteenth and current legislature of Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 2019 election. Election results Officers Speaker of the Riigikogu: Henn Põlluaas. List of members of the Riigikogu ...

. Savisaar is the son of former

Prime Minister of Estonia The Prime Minister of Estonia ( Estonian: ''peaminister'') is the head of government of the Republic of Estonia. The prime minister is nominated by the president after appropriate consultations with the parliamentary factions and confirmed by ...

Edgar Savisaar Edgar Savisaar (31 May 1950 – 29 December 2022) was an Estonian politician, one of the founding members of Popular Front of Estonia and the Centre Party. He served as the acting Prime Minister of Estonia, Minister of the Interior, Minister ...

. In 2003, he graduated from

Tallinn University Tallinn University (TLU; et, Tallinna Ülikool, ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education ...

in applied informatics. From 2012 to 2015 he was the head of

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's IT Department. Since 2015 he is a member of

Estonian Centre Party The Estonian Centre Party ( et, Eesti Keskerakond, EK) is a populist political party in Estonia. It was founded in 1991 as a direct successor of the Popular Front of Estonia, and it is currently led by Jüri Ratas. The party was founded on 12 Oc ...

. In 2018, he received

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Medal.

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1978 births Living people Estonian Centre Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019 Members of the Riigikogu, 2019–2023 Tallinn University alumni People from Põlva Parish {{Estonia-politician-stub