Peeter-Ernst Malvet (born Peeter Ernst Mahlstein; 3 April 1907 – 9 September 1978) was an

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n military soldier, jurist and politician. He was a member of VI Riigikogu, being Secretary of the Chamber of Deputies. Peeter-Ernst Malvet was born Peeter Ernst Mahlstein in

Narva Narva, russian: Нарва is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in Ida-Viru county, at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva river which forms the Estonia–Russia international border. With 54 ...

. He studied at the Department of Commerce of the Department of Law of 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 ...

in 1925 until 1926 and at the Department of Law in 1926 and graduated in 1932. In 1934, he graduated from the

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with a postgraduate course and was promoted to

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. From 1933 until 1936, he was a candidate for the court office of Rakvere Circuit Court. From In 1936 until 1938, he was the secretary of the Estonian Honorary Consulate in Stettin with Georg Behm. from 1938 until 1940, he was the Secretary of the Secretary of the Chamber of Deputies of the

Riigivolikogu 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 ...

. Following the occupation of Estonia during

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, Malvet fled to Sweden in 1943. In 1948, he emigrated to Canada. He died in

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in 1978.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Malvet, Peter 1907 births 1978 deaths Estonian military personnel Members of the Riigivolikogu University of Tartu alumni Politicians from Narva Estonian World War II refugees Estonian emigrants to Canada