Margus Tammekivi (born 23 January 1956) 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 lawyer, politician and sports figure. He was a member of

XI Riigikogu XI Riigikogu was the eleventh legislature of Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu The Riigikogu (; from Estonian ''riigi-'', of the state, and ''kogu'', assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Pa ...

. Margus Tammekivi was born in

Kõpu Kõpu is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Viljandi County, Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Kõpu Parish. Suure-Kõpu manor Suure-Kõpu manor (german: Gross-Köppo), located in the village, has a history that goes back to 1487. Du ...

. After graduating from secondary school in Karksi-Nuia in 1974, he attended

Tartu State University 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 ...

, Department of Law, graduating in 1979. Tammekivi has worked in Pärnu as an investigator, prosecutor and lawyer. He is a former Chairman of the Pärnu Council from 1989 until 1993 and again from 2002 2005. He was the Deputy Mayor Pärnu from 2000 until 2002 and again from 2005–2007. In 2007, he was an alternate member of the XI Riigikogu, representing 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 ...

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Living people 1956 births 20th-century Estonian lawyers Estonian people in sports Estonian Centre Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011 University of Tartu alumni People from Põhja-Sakala Parish 21st-century Estonian lawyers {{Estonia-politician-stub