Tõnis Kõiv (born 29 October 1970, in

Paide Paide is a town in Estonia and the capital of Järva County, one of the 15 counties of Estonia. Etymology Paide's German name ''Weißenstein'' (originally ''Wittenstein'' or ''Wittensten'' in Low German) means "white stone". This name was de ...

) is an Estonian politician and lawyer who represented the

Estonian Reform Party The Estonian Reform Party ( et, Eesti Reformierakond) is a liberal political party in Estonia. The party has been led by Kaja Kallas since 2018. It is colloquially known as the "Squirrel Party" ( et, Oravapartei). It was founded in 1994 by Si ...

in the

Riigikogu 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 ...

from 2005 to 2015.

Education

Kõiv graduated from

Koeru Koeru is a small borough in Järva Parish, Järva County in northern-central Estonia. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 1,178. The tallest structure in Estonia, Koeru TV Mast, is located near Koeru in Kapu village. Notable pe ...

Secondary School in 1989 and from the Faculty of Law of the

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 ...

in 1995. He studied on

Master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

level in the University of Tartu's European University in 2000-2003. Finished the Data Protection Officer at Expert level course in TalTech, Dec 2018.

Career

Kõiv worked as a driver on Koeru state farm from 1989 to 1993, as a lawyer in Paide Piimakombinaat AS from 1993 to 1996, as well as the mayor of Paide from 1996 to 2004. He also was the Managing Director of OÜ Agenor from 2004 to 2005, worked as a lawyer at YourOffice from 2016 to 2017. Worked as the Estonian Reform Party secretary general since February 7th 2017 to March 9th 2018. Works at Youroffice from 2018 April as a lawyer.

Political career

Kõiv has been a member of the Estonian Reform Party since 4 June 1996. He was a member of the Reform Party's Management Board on and off again from 1999 to 2013. Kõiv, a member of the Reform Party elected in 2013, did not stand. He was a member Riigikogu elected from Järva and

Viljandi Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu ...

counties from 2005 to 2015. He stood for reelection in 2015, but was not reelected. Kõiv was, at various points, the chairman of the Environment Committee, Deputy Chairman of the State Audit Office, and currently chair of the Estonian delegation to the IPU (International Union of Interparliamentary Allies), chairman of the Estonian-Czech relations Parliamentary Group. On 10 February 2017, Kõiv was voted the secretary general of the Reform Party, which he began on 1 March 2017. He resigned on 9 March 2018 after Chairman of the Party proposal.

Social activities

Kõiv has been a member of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union from 2003 to 2004, chairman of the Association of Estonian Cities from 1999 to 2004, and the chairman of the Association of Local Authorities of Järva County from 1999 to 2002. He was a founding member of the Paide Chamber of the International Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Board of the State Forest Management Center, a member of the Council of AS Teede Tehnokeskus and a member of the Tallinn Rotary Club. He is the president of international networking organisation (BNI) North Star Tallinn chapter.

Awards

* 2003: Järva County Order of Honour

References

External links

Kõiv's profile on the Riigikogu website

Riigikogulane jäi kiiruse ületamisega vahele
Postimees, 3 November 2008
Tõnis Kõiv:senine pandipakendi süsteem peaks Eestis jätkuma
Postimees, 18 January 2010
Tõnis Kõiv: Teeme ära vallutab maailma samamoodi kui Skype
Delfi 15 September 2011 * Sulev Vedler
Tõnis Kõiv võitleb paha haisuga
Eesti Ekspress, 25 October 2012
"Leht: Kõiv uputas peasekretärina Reformierakonna võlgadesse"
ERR, 8 March 2018 {{DEFAULTSORT:Koiv, Tonis 1970 births Living people People from Paide Estonian Reform Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011 Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015 University of Tartu alumni