Pärtel-Peeter Pere (born 19 December 1985)
is an Estonian entrepreneur, urban strategist, and
politician
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, representing the
Estonian Reform Party (
Estonian: ''Eesti Reformierakond''). Following the
2023 Estonian parliamentary election, he was elected to the
Riigikogu
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.
Biography
Pärtel-Peeter Pere was born in
Tallinn
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. He attended
, graduating in 2005. In 2009, he graduated from
Tallinn University, with a bachelor's degree in
Swedish language
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and
culture theory. In 2009, he enrolled at the Academy of Music of
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium, studying jazz guitar and jazz piano, graduating in 2014. From 2013 until 2015, he was the Head of Office and policy advisor of
Indrek Tarand at the
European Parliament
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in
Brussels
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. In 2014, he translated Dutch historian and political philosopher
Luuk van Middelaar's book ''Passage to Europe'' into the Estonian language.
He co-founded and held multiple positions in Future Place Leadership, a Stockholm-based consultancy specializing in the development, innovation and marketing of places. He has held a number of advisory and consultancy positions during his career.
Pere has belonged to the Estonian Reform Party since 13 March 2021. In November 2021, he was elected as a member of the Tallinn City Council. He campaigned for election in
electoral district no. 1 (
Haabersti,
Põhja-Tallinn and
Kristiine) in the
2023 Estonian parliamentary election of the Riigikogu and collected 1473 votes and was elected to
XV Riigikogu. On 20 April 2023, the Reform Party announced that Pere was the party's new Tallinn branch chairman.
References
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1985 births
Living people
Estonian businesspeople
Estonian Reform Party politicians
Members of the Riigikogu, 2023–2027
Tallinn University alumni
Politicians from Tallinn