Ignar Fjuk (born 12 March 1953,
Tartu
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) is an Estonian architect, politician and radio journalist, most notable for being one of the voters 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 graduated from
Hugo Treffner Gymnasium
Hugo Treffner Gymnasium ( et, Hugo Treffneri Gümnaasium; abbreviated as HTG) is a secondary school in Tartu, Estonia with special emphasis on science education. Founded by Hugo Treffner, it was the only large secondary school in 19th-century Est ...
in 1971, and from the
Estonian Academy of Arts
The Estonian Academy of Arts ( Estonian: ''Eesti Kunstiakadeemia'', EKA) is the only public university in Estonia providing higher education in art, design, architecture, media, art history and conservation-restoration. It is based in Tallinn.
Ac ...
in 1976 as an architect. For years,
Klassikaraadio
Klassikaraadio ('Radio of Classics') is an Estonian radio program/ station which is managed by Estonian Public Broadcasting (formerly Estonian Radio
Eesti Raadio (Estonian Radio, ER) was the public service radio broadcaster of Estonia that, a ...
has been broadcasting his ''Räägivad'' talk show. In 1987, the Culture Council of the Estonian SSR's Artistic Associations was created on his initiative. Fjuk was a member of the
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 ...
. He is currently in the
Estonian Reform Party
The Estonian Reform Party ( et, Eesti Reformierakond) is a liberal political party in Estonia. The party has been led by Kaja Kallas since 2018. It is colloquially known as the "Squirrel Party" ( et, Oravapartei).
It was founded in 1994 by Si ...
. He was a member of the Constitutional Assembly, as well as a member of the
Riigikogu
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. Fjuk, along with Estonian, speaks
English
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* English language
* English people
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Peoples, culture, and language
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** English national ide ...
,
Russian
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*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
and
Polish
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* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
.
Awards
*2001:
3rd Class of the Estonian Order of the National Coat of Arms (received 23 February 2001)
Further reading
Piret Lindpere. "Fjuk, Ignar". // Eesti kunsti ja arhitektuuri biograafiline leksikon. Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus. Tallinn 1996. Pages 76–77
References
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1953 births
Living people
People from Tartu
Politicians from Tartu
Estonian Centre Party politicians
Members of the Riigikogu, 1992–1995
Members of the Riigikogu, 1995–1999
Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003
Estonian Academy of Arts alumni
Estonian journalists
Estonian architects
Hugo Treffner Gymnasium alumni
Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class
Voters of the Estonian restoration of Independence
21st-century Estonian politicians