Hillar Eller (15 December 1939,

Kärdla Kärdla (; sv, ; german: Kertel) is the only town on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia. It is the capital of Hiiu County and the administrative center of Hiiumaa Parish. Geography Kärdla is located on the northeastern coast of Hiiumaa, by the Ta ...

– 22 February 2010) was an Estonian former long distance runner and politician, most notable for being a voter for the

Estonian restoration of Independence Estonian Restoration of Independence, legally defined as the Restoration of the Republic of Estonia, was proclaimed on 20 August 1991. On that day at 23:02 local time, the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, Supreme Counci ...

. He was also the chair of the

Estonian Left Party Estonian Left Party (, EVP) was a leftist socialist political party in Estonia. History *1990: Registration of the independent Estonian Communist Party (EKP). *1992: Congress of EKP renamed Estonian Democratic Labour Party (EDTP). *July 1995: ED ...

from 1995 to 1996. Eller graduated from Kärdla Secondary School in 1958, from the Law Faculty at the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

in 1973, and in 1981 from Leningrad Communist University. He worked in the Sports Federation of Power in

Hiiumaa Hiiumaa (, ) is the second largest island in Estonia and is part of the West Estonian archipelago, in the Baltic Sea. It has an area of 989 km2 and is 22 km from the Estonian mainland. Its largest town is Kärdla. It is located within H ...

from 1958 to 1964. From 1964 to 1970, he was the secretary of the Hiuumaa branch of the Central Committee of the

Leninist Young Communist League of Estonia russian: Ленинский коммунистический союз молодежи Эстонии , colorcode = red , logo = , caption = Emblem , logo2 = , caption2 = Flag , founded = 1940 , dissolved = ...

(ELKNÜ), and from 1966 to 1972 he was a member of the Central Committee of ELKNÜ. From 1970 to 1972, he was chairman of the Hiiumaa

People's Control Commission The People's Control was a semi-civic, semi-governmental organisation in the Soviet Union with the purpose of putting under scrutiny the activities of government, local administrations and enterprises. It traces its roots back to Rabkrin (the Worker ...

. From 1970 to 1972, he was the head of the fishery farm of Hiiu Kalur.

Awards

*2002: 5th Class of the Estonian Order of the National Coat of Arms (received 23 February 2002) *2006: 3rd Class of the Estonian Order of the National Coat of Arms (received 23 February 2006)

References

1939 births 2010 deaths People from Kärdla Communist Party of Estonia politicians Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1985–1990 Voters of the Estonian restoration of Independence Estonian male long-distance runners University of Tartu alumni Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 5th Class {{Estonia-bio-stub