Mati Ahven (born 3 February 1943, in Rannu,

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 ...

) is an engineer and mechanic who was a member of the Estonian Supreme Soviet and 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 graduated from Põltsamaa Secondary School in 1961 and the Faculty of Mechanization of Agriculture at the

Estonian University of Life Sciences The Estonian University of Life Sciences ( Estonian: ''Eesti Maaülikool'', EMÜ) located in Tartu, Estonia, is the former Estonian Agricultural University, which was established in 1951 and renamed and restructured in November 2005. Eesti Maa� ...

in 1969. He worked as engineer and production manager in

Põltsamaa Põltsamaa (german: Oberpahlen) is a town in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County, Estonia. The town is situated on the Põltsamaa River, and features a 13th-century castle. Gallery Põltsamaa Jõgi.jpg, Põltsamaa River Põltsamaa Vabadussõja m ...

from 1969 to 1990. In 1989, he was elected a member of the city council of Põltsamaa. From

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to 1992, he was a member of the Estonian Supreme Soviet, being a member of the Social Affairs Committee; He also participated in the work of the Land Use Group. On August 20, 1991, he voted for the restoration of Estonia's independence.

Awards

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahven, Mati 1943 births Living people People from Elva Parish People from Põltsamaa Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 5th Class Estonian University of Life Sciences alumni 20th-century Estonian politicians Voters of the Estonian restoration of Independence