Peeter Olesk (25 December 1953 – 25 November 2021) was an Estonian literary scholar and politician. Olesk was born 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 '' ...

on 25 December 1953. In 1972, he graduated from

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 philology. From 1990 to 1993, he was the director of

Estonian Literary Museum The Estonian Literary Museum (ELM; et, Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum), is a national research institute of the Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Estonia. Its mission is to improve the cultural heritage of Estonia, to collect, prese ...

. From 1995 to 1999 he was the director of Tartu University Library. From 1993 to 1994, he was Minister of Population, and from 1994 to 1995

Minister of Culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizatio ...

. He died on 25 November 2021, at the age of 67.Suri Peeter Olesk
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1953 births 2021 deaths Estonian literary scholars Isamaa politicians Estonian National Independence Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003 Ministers of Culture of Estonia Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class People from Tallinn Politicians from Tallinn University of Tartu alumni Academic staff of the University of Tartu {{Estonia-academic-bio-stub