Raivo Palmaru (born 27 November 1951 in

Pärnu Pärnu () is the fourth largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet o ...

) is an

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 ...

n social scientist, journalist, sports figure and politician. From 2005 to 2007, he was

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 organizati ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Palmaru, Raivo Living people 1951 births Estonian social scientists Estonian journalists Estonian Centre Party politicians Ministers of Culture of Estonia University of Tartu alumni Politicians from Pärnu