Märt Kubo (born 11 April 1944 in Tarvastu Parish,

Viljandi County Viljandi County ( et, Viljandi maakond or ''Viljandimaa''; german: Kreis Fellin) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties. History Viljandimaa, under the ...

) is an

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n theatre pedagogue, critic and politician. In 1992, he was

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. He was a member of

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. Kubo studied clarinet at the Viljandi Music School, graduating in 1960, and then graduated from Viljandi Secondary School No. 2 in 1962. In 1970, he graduated from

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 ...

with a degree in history and was a postgraduate student and lecturer at the university between 1970 and 1980. He was the director of the Noorsoo Theatre between 1990 and 1992. In 1992 he was the Minister of Culture of the Transitional Government. From 1993 until 1995, he was the editor of ''Teater. Muusika. Kino'' magazine. From 2000 until 2001, he was the chairman of the

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and compiled the book ''Eesti Koonderakond 1991–2001'' in 2001. Kubo has published articles on theatre and film, compiled the books ''Rahvusooper Estonia 1998–2003'' in 2003 and ''Rahvusooper Estonia 2003–2008'' in 2008, which detailed the history of the

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. Kubo is the chairman of the administrative board of the National Opera Foundation operating at the Estonian National Culture Foundation.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kubo, Mart 1944 births Living people Estonian Coalition Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1995–1999 Ministers of Culture of Estonia Estonian theatre directors Estonian theatre critics Estonian male writers 20th-century Estonian writers 21st-century Estonian writers Estonian non-fiction writers University of Tartu alumni Academic staff of the University of Tartu People from Viljandi Parish Male non-fiction writers