Tanel Talve (born 13 August 1976 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 journalist, radio and television presenter and politician. He has been member of

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 2016 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 ...

's Pärnu College in tourism and hotel management. From 1994 to 2004 he worked at

Estonian Radio Eesti Raadio (Estonian Radio, ER) was the public service radio broadcaster of Estonia that, at the time of closure, operated five national radio stations. It was closed in 2007 as a result of a merger with Eesti Televisioon (Estonian Television, ...

, being editor, presenter and reporter. From 2004 to 2019 he worked at television channel

Kanal 2 Kanal 2 is a privately owned Estonian television channel. Its literal name in English is "Channel 2". The channel was established by Ilmar Taska. The channel began broadcasting on 1 October 1993. History The channel started broadcasting on O ...

, being a presenter and reporter for the news program ''Reporter'', the presenter of the popular science program ''Galileo'' and the producer, cameraman, director and presenter of the travel program ''Motoreporter''. Since 2015 he is a member of

Estonian Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party ( et, Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond, SDE) is a centre-left political party in Estonia. It is currently led by Lauri Läänemets. The party was formerly known as the Moderate People's Party ( et, Rahvaerakond Mõõduka ...

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1976 births Living people Estonian journalists Estonian television presenters Estonian radio personalities Social Democratic Party (Estonia) politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019 University of Tartu alumni Politicians from Tallinn 20th-century Estonian people 21st-century Estonian people {{Estonia-politician-stub