Värner Lootsmann (born August 18, 1945 in

Kasispea Kasispea is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia, on the territory of Lahemaa National Park. It's located on the Pärispea Peninsula Pärispea is a village in Kuusalu Parish in Harju County in northern Estonia. The v ...

) is an

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from

Harju County Harju County ( et, Harju maakond or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in Northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the sou ...

Political Activity

Lootsmann was a member of the

Estonian Liberal Democratic Party The Estonian Liberal Democratic Party ( et, Eesti Liberaaldemokraatlik Partei), abbreviated to ELDP, was a social liberal political party in Estonia that existed between 1990 and 1994. The ELDP was founded on 9 March 1990, during the Estonian Sov ...

in 199091 and has been 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 ...

since 1992. From 20062009 he was the county governor of

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* ''(Estonian)'' * * ''(Estonian)'' * ''(Estonian)'' 1945 births Living people People from Kuusalu Parish Estonian Centre Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003 Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 21st-century Estonian politicians {{Estonia-politician-stub