Jüri Liim (born 9 November 1940 in

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

) is a former

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n politician, investigative journalist and track and field athlete (long-distance runner). 1965-1976 he won several medals at Estonian championships. In 1990–1992 he was a member of parliament of Estonia (''Ülemnõukogu'') and Estonian Congress. He was one of the founders and leaders of Estonian Green Party () (later

Estonian Greens The Estonian Greens (, EER) is a green political party in Estonia. Founded in 2006, the party held six seats in the Riigikogu from 2007 to 2011. Its objective is to ensure that Estonia's development is environmentally friendly, sustainable, po ...

Awards

* 2006:

Order of the National Coat of Arms The Order of the National Coat of Arms (, ) was instituted by Konstantin Päts on 7 October 1936 to commemorate 24 February 1918, the day on which Estonian independence was declared. The Order of the National Coat of Arms is bestowed only on Est ...

, III class.

References

Living people 1940 births Estonian Greens politicians Voters of the Estonian restoration of Independence 20th-century Estonian politicians Estonian journalists Estonian male long-distance runners Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class Politicians from Tallinn Athletes from Tallinn {{Estonia-sport-bio-stub