Robert Lepikson (14 June 1952 – 1 July 2006) was an Estonian politician, businessman and

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driver/

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. As a rally driver, he was the Estonian champion three times, winner of the Baltic Cup and was the head of the Estonian motosport league. As a politician, he switched party memberships several times, having been a member of the

Estonian Coalition Party Estonian Coalition Party ( et, Eesti Koonderakond) was an Estonian centre-right liberal political party. Founded in 1991 by Tiit Vähi, it disbanded in 2002. The party was an observing member of Liberal International Liberal International (L ...

, the

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and the

People's Union of Estonia The People's Union of Estonia ( et, Eestimaa Rahvaliit) was a political party in Estonia. Its last leader was Margo Miljand. In the 2003 parliamentary election, the party collected 64,463 votes, which made 13.0% share of all votes and 13 mand ...

. He was the mayor of

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 ' ...

for 7 months in 1996 and 1997. He lost his position as a result of conflicts caused by his out-spoken nature regarding fellow politicians in public. In 1999, he was involved in a scandal in Estonian politics, in which

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used

Edgar Savisaar Edgar Savisaar (31 May 1950 – 29 December 2022) was an Estonian politician, one of the founding members of Popular Front of Estonia and the Centre Party. He served as the acting Prime Minister of Estonia, Minister of the Interior, Minister ...

's picture as a target on a shooting range. He died of a stroke in 2006.

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External links

Eesti Ekspress: Kogu südamega

Robert Lepiksoni Riigikogu liikme lehekülg
1952 births 2006 deaths Mayors of Tallinn Politicians from Tallinn Sportspeople from Tallinn Estonian rally drivers Estonian rally co-drivers Estonian Centre Party politicians People's Union of Estonia politicians Ministers of the Interior of Estonia Estonian Coalition Party politicians 20th-century Estonian politicians 21st-century Estonian politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 {{Europe-rally-bio-stub