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Raivo Vare (born 11 May 1958 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 ' ...

) 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, entrepreneur, and transit and economic expert. In 1980 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 law. From 1990 until 1992, he was Minister of State ( et, riigiminister). From 1993 until 1996, he was the head of AS Tallinna Pank. From 1996 until 1999, he was Minister of Roads and Communications.

Awards

* 2002:

Order of the National Coat of Arms The Order of the National Coat of Arms ( et, Riigivapi teenetemärk, french: Ordre du Blason National) was instituted by Konstantin Päts on 7 October 1936 to commemorate 24 February 1918, the day on which Estonian independence was declared. The ...

, IV class. * 2006:

, II class.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vare, Raivo Living people 1958 births Government ministers of Estonia Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 2nd Class Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class University of Tartu alumni Politicians from Tallinn