Tiit Terik (born 15 June 1979;

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 Estonian politician. A member of the

Estonian Centre Party The Estonian Centre Party ( et, Eesti Keskerakond, EK) is a populist political party in Estonia. It was founded in 1991 as a direct successor of the Popular Front of Estonia, and it is currently led by Jüri Ratas. The party was founded on 12 Oc ...

(Estonian: ''Eesti Keskerakond''). He is a Chairman of the Tallinn City Council since 2019 and chairman of the board of The Association of Estonian Cities and Municipalities. Terik is the member of the European Committee of the Regions and vice-president of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR). He has been member of the

Estonian Parliament The Riigikogu (; from Estonian ''riigi-'', of the state, and ''kogu'', assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the Prime Minister and Chief Jus ...

(2016-2019), City District Governor in Nõmme District Administration (2013-2016) and City District Governor in

Pirita Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Pirita occupies a relatively big area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 17,592 (as of 1 November 2014) is relati ...

District Administration (2007-2013).

Education

Terik studied social work at the Tallinn Pedagogical College. He earned a master's degree in government and administration from

Tallinn University Tallinn University (TLU; et, Tallinna Ülikool, ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education ...

in 2015. In 2018 he took the Battalion Staff Officer course at the

Estonian Military Academy The Estonian Military Academy ( et, Kaitseväe Akadeemia) is an institution of applied higher education for national defence in Tartu, Estonia. The institutions mission is to train and educate regular officers for the Estonian Defence Forces ...

. He had previously also taken National Defense courses.

Career

Terik is also in the military, where he reached the rank of Second Lieutenant. He earned a Defence League Medal of Merits, III class. Tiit Terik 2021

He is a member of the Harju District of the Defence League since 2010. He was then elected multiple times to the Tallinn City Council (2009; 2013; 2017). He was also a member of the

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is the parliamentary arm of the Council of Europe, a 46-nation international organisation dedicated to upholding human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The Assembly is made up o ...

(2018-2019).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Terik, Tiit 1979 births Living people Politicians from Tallinn Tallinn University alumni Estonian Centre Party politicians 21st-century Estonian politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019