Signe Kivi (born 24 February 1957 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

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n textile artist and politician. She has been a member of the IX, X and

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. From 1999 to 2002 she was the

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. In 1980 she graduated from the

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in textile design. From 1985 to 1991 she was an artist in art factory ARS. Since 1988 she has been a lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Arts, and since 1997 she has been a professor. Between 2005 to 2015 she was the rector of the Estonian Academy of Arts, and between 2017 to 2019 she was the director of

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. From 1998 to 2006, and again since 2014, she has been a member of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kivi, Signe Living people 1957 births Estonian Reform Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003 Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 Members of the Riigikogu, 2019–2023 21st-century Estonian politicians Ministers of Culture of Estonia Estonian Academy of Arts alumni Estonian Academy of Arts faculty 20th-century Estonian women artists 21st-century Estonian women artists Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class Artists from Tallinn Politicians from Tallinn Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019