Mart Kiirats (6 January 1884 – 16 November 1956), also known by his pseudonym Mats Mõtslane, was an Estonian writer and politician. Kiirats was born on 6 January 1884 in

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and became a writer. He was elected to the Estonian Provincial Assembly, which governed the

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between 1917 and 1919; he served the full term and was the Secretary between 27 July and 25 October 1917. He did not sit in the newly formed

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's Asutav Kogu (Constituent Assembly), but was elected to the

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, first legislature of the Estonian parliament, in 1920 as a member of the

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party. He stepped down on 12 April 1921 and was replaced by Jaan Saul. Kiirats died on 16 November 1956 in Vändra.Jaan Toomla,
Valitud ja Valitsenud: Eesti parlamentaarsete ja muude esinduskogude ning valitsuste isikkoosseis aastail 1917–1999
' (

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, 1999), pp. 23, 35, 261.

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