Raivo Põldaru (born 29 May 1951 in

Põltsamaa Põltsamaa (german: Oberpahlen) is a town in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County, Estonia. The town is situated on the Põltsamaa River, and features a 13th-century castle. Gallery Põltsamaa Jõgi.jpg, Põltsamaa River Põltsamaa Vabadussõja m ...

Jõgeva County Jõgeva County ( et, Jõgeva maakond or ''Jõgevamaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi C ...

) 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 politician. He has been a member of the

XIII Riigikogu XIII Riigikogu was the thirteenth legislature of Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu The Riigikogu (; from Estonian ''riigi-'', of the state, and ''kogu'', assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, t ...

. In 1974, 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 mathematics. From 1999 to 2010 he was the director of

Saduküla Saduküla is a village in Jõgeva Parish, Jõgeva County in 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, ...

Basic School. From 2004 to 2006 he was the director of

Puurmani Puurmani is a Populated places in Estonia, small borough ( et, alevik) in Jõgeva County, Estonia, in Põltsamaa Parish. As of 2011 Estonia Census, 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 514. Puurmani contains Puurmani manor, a historical ...

Gymnasium. From 2010 he is a member of

Estonian Conservative People's Party The Conservative People's Party of Estonia ( et, Eesti Konservatiivne Rahvaerakond, EKRE) is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...

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Living people 1951 births Conservative People's Party of Estonia politicians University of Tartu alumni Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019 People from Põltsamaa {{Estonia-politician-stub