Toomas Sildmäe (born 21 February 1959 in

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) is an

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n entrepreneur, politician, motorsportsman and sportsman. Sildmäe graduated from Tartu Secondary School No. 2 (now,

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). In 1980, he graduated cum laude from Tartu State University's Department of Economics. From 1988 until 1999, Sildmäe was involved in motorsports. In 1997 he reached 11th place in the

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and the 9th place in the European Championship. Together with Margus Muraka, he won gold in 1999, silver in 1998 and silver in 1997, in Estonian races in car class N 2000+. From 1993 to 2009, Sildmäe was the president of the Estonian Motorsport Association (released from office after a drunken traffic accident), from 2009 until 2012, he was a member of the board. Since 2010, he has been the chairman of the supervisory board of Audru circui court. From 1994 until 2001, he was a board member of the Estonian Sports Confederation, from 2000 until 2001, he was a member of the

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, from 2001 until 2004, a member of the Executive Committee of the Estonian Olympic Committee, and from 2001 until 2005, a representatives member. From 1993 until 1994, he was Minister of Economic Affairs. He was also the Honorary Consul to the Embassy of Spain in Estonia from 1999 to 2009.

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