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Max Kaur (born on 9 December 1969 in
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...
) is an
Estonia
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n politician. He is a member of the
Centre Party. He was
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
of
Mustvee
Mustvee is a town in Mustvee Parish, Estonia. It lies on the shore of Lake Peipus in Jõgeva County. Its population of 1,600 is approximately half Estonian and half Russian. The name of Mustvee was first recorded in 1343 at the time of reign o ...
2013–2017. Since 2018 he is a
Jõhvi
Jõhvi is a town in northeastern Estonia, and the administrative centre of the Ida-Viru County. The town is also an administrative centre of Jõhvi Parish. It is situated about 50 km west of the Estonia–Russia international border.
...
municipality vice-governor. Since 2019 he is a Mayor of Jõhvi.
Max Kaur studied law at Moscow International Independent University of Environmental and Political Sciences (IIUEPS), LL.B., and economics at
, MS in Economics. He earned his PhD in 2013 from
Saint Petersburg State University of Economics
The Saint Petersburg University of Economics (UNECON, SPbSUE, Saint Petersburg State University of Economics; russian: СПбГЭУ, Санкт-Петербургский государственный экономический универс ...
.
Max Kaur was counsellor of the
Mayor of Tallinn
The following is a list of Mayors of Tallinn (before 1918 ), Estonia.
See also
* Timeline of Tallinn
External links
Mayors of Tallinn
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List of mayors of Tallinn
Tallinn
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Edgar Savisaar
Edgar Savisaar (31 May 1950 – 29 December 2022) was an Estonian politician, one of the founding members of Popular Front of Estonia and the Centre Party. He served as the acting Prime Minister of Estonia, Minister of the Interior, Minister ...
from 2002 to 2005. He was vice-mayor of Maardu from 2005 to 2006. Max Kaur was first elected to Tallinn City Council in the Estonian local elections 2009.
Estonia's confidence gives positive signal to all of Europe, The Baltic Times, 2010-04-29
/ref> He was elected Mayor of Mustvee in April 2013. He was re-elected in December 2013.
He was a founder and leader of the Estonian social movement against gambling
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. He is an author of the idea to create a unique sculpture in Tallinn against addiction
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.
References
1969 births
Living people
Estonian Centre Party politicians
Mayors of places in Estonia
Politicians from Tallinn
Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering alumni
20th-century Estonian politicians
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