Mart Nutt (21 March 1962 – 2 June 2019) was an Estonian politician and historian, member of the XIV

Riigikogu The Riigikogu (; from Estonian ''riigi-'', of the state, and ''kogu'', assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the Prime Minister and Chief Jus ...

since he was elected in the

2019 Estonian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 3 March 2019. The newly elected 101 members of the 14th Riigikogu assembled at Toompea Castle in Tallinn within ten days of the election. The Reform Party remained the largest party, gaining four ...

Education

In 1980, Nutt graduated from Tallinn Nõmme Gymnasium and later from

Tartu 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 ...

in 1985 with a Master's degree in History and Ethnography. In 1988 he received a PhD. On 16 December 2011, he defended his PhD thesis in

Tallinn University of Technology Established in 1918, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech; et, Tallinna Tehnikaülikool) is the only technical university in Estonia. TalTech, in the capital city of Tallinn, is a university for engineering, business, public administratio ...

on the topic "Power of Estonian Parliament, the Formation and Implementation of the Foreign Relations".

Work

From 1988 to 1991, Nutt was a research director of the Estonian Open Air Museum. From 1991 to 1992, he was head of department of

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia ( et, Eesti Vabariigi Välisministeerium) is a Cabinet-level governmental agency in Estonia in charge of conducting and designing Estonian Foreign policy. History The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Es ...

. From 2003 to 2004, he was a research director at

Jaan Tõnisson Jaan Tõnisson (; , – 1941?) was an Estonian statesman, serving as the Prime Minister of Estonia twice during 1919 to 1920, as State Elder (head of state and government) from 1927 to 1928 and in 1933, and as Foreign Minister of Estonia from ...

Institute. In 2011, he became a member of the council Institute of Human Rights.

Politics

He became famous in 1989 in the Independent Youth Organization Res Publica and in 1990 among initiators and founders of The Republican National Coalition. He joined the

Pro Patria and Res Publica Union Isamaa is a Christian-democratic and national-conservative political party in Estonia. It was founded on 4 June 2006 under the name of "Pro Patria and Res Publica Union", by the merger of two conservative parties, Pro Patria Union and Res Publica ...

party in 1990. From 1992 onwards, Nutt has been a member of the

and was a part of the Tallinn City council from 1993 to 1999. He was included in all configurations of the Constitutional Committee of the Riigikogu (VII Riigikogu Committee) and

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...

Affairs. Nutt was a board member of

Institute, Migration Fund and

Estonian Defence League The Estonian Defence League ( et, Eesti Kaitseliit) is the name of the unified paramilitary armed forces of the Republic of Estonia. The Defence League is a paramilitary A paramilitary is an organization whose structure, tactics, training, ...

. At the Estonian parliamentary election in 2011 he was nominated in

Mustamäe Mustamäe ( Estonian for ''Black Hill'') is one of the 8 administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The smallest by area (it covers only 8.1 km²), it is at the same time the second largest district by popul ...

and

Nõmme Nõmme ( Estonian for ''"Heath"'') is one of the 8 administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 39,422 () and covers an area of , population density is . The district is largely a middle-cla ...

districts. He collected 1,968 votes in a losing effort.

Social activities

He was a member of the

United Nations Human Rights Council The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), CDH is a United Nations body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world. The Council has 47 members elected for staggered three-year terms on a regional group basis. ...

in 2007 and of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance beginning in 1998. He was the curator of

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 ...

. He served in the Estonian Reserve Officer Association and the Toompea National Defence with the rank of lieutenant.

Orders

* 2001: 5th class of the Order of the National Coat of Arms (received 23 February 2001) * 2018: 2nd class of the Order of the National Coat of Arms (received 21 February 2018)

Publications

Books

* "Estonian History VI. War for independence". * "Present Estonia and political system".

Articles

Linnart Mall - Authoritarian Democrat

Estonia is a business, social, or nation-state?

Arabic puzzles
* Change of state regime

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nutt, Mart 1962 births 2019 deaths Isamaa politicians Politicians from Tallinn University of Tartu alumni Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 2nd Class Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 5th Class 20th-century Estonian politicians 21st-century Estonian politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1992–1995 Members of the Riigikogu, 1995–1999 Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003 Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011 Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015 Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019