Mart Siimann (born 21 September 1946) was the
Prime Minister of Estonia
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from 1997 to 1999, representing the liberal/centrist
Estonian Coalition Party
Estonian Coalition Party ( et, Eesti Koonderakond) was an Estonian centre-right liberal political party. Founded in 1991 by Tiit Vähi, it disbanded in 2002. The party was an observing member of Liberal International
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.
[Biography of Mart Siimann](_blank)
at the Estonian Olympic Committee
The Estonian Olympic Committee ( et, Eesti Olümpiakomitee) (EOK) is responsible for the Estonia's participation in the Olympic Games.
History
The Estonian Sports Federation ( et, Eesti Spordi Liit) decided to form the Estonian Olympic Committe ...
, accessed 2010-08-17 He was the president of the
Estonian Olympic Committee
The Estonian Olympic Committee ( et, Eesti Olümpiakomitee) (EOK) is responsible for the Estonia's participation in the Olympic Games.
History
The Estonian Sports Federation ( et, Eesti Spordi Liit) decided to form the Estonian Olympic Committe ...
from 2001 to 2012.
Born at
Kilingi-Nõmme
Kilingi-Nõmme is a town in Pärnu County, southwestern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saarde Parish. It's located on the intersection of Valga– Uulu (Valga–Pärnu, nr 6) and Tartu–Viljandi–Kilingi-Nõmme (nr 92) roads, abou ...
, Siimann studied 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 ...
from 1965 to 1971. In 1971, he graduated as a philologist-psychologist. From 1989 to 1992, he was the director of the Estonian Television and from 1992 to 1995, Managing Director of Advertising Television Co. He was a member of the Estonian Parliament from 1995 to 1997 and from 1999 to 2003, elected as a Coalition Party member (but since 2001 served as the chairman of the centre-left/social democratic association "Mõistuse ja Südamega" ("With Reason and Heart")).
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1946 births
Living people
People from Kilingi-Nõmme
Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
Estonian Coalition Party politicians
Prime Ministers of Estonia
Members of the Riigikogu, 1995–1999
Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003
Estonian television personalities
Estonian radio personalities
Estonian referees and umpires
21st-century Estonian politicians
University of Tartu alumni
Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 2nd Class
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