Raivo Põldaru (born 29 May 1951 in

Põltsamaa Põltsamaa is a town in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County, in central Estonia. The town stands on the Põltsamaa River, and it features a Põltsamaa Castle, 13th-century castle. History During the German occupation in World War II, a subcamp of ...

Jõgeva County Jõgeva County ( or ''Jõgevamaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-we ...

) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n politician. He has been a member of the

XIII Riigikogu XIII Riigikogu was the thirteenth legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu The Riigikogu (, from Estonian ''riigi-'', "of the state", and ''kogu'', "assembly") is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legi ...

. In 1974, he graduated from

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.

in mathematics. From 1999 to 2010 he was the director of Saduküla Basic School. From 2004 to 2006 he was the director of

Puurmani Puurmani is a small borough () in Jõgeva County, Estonia, in Põltsamaa Parish Põltsamaa () is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It has a population of 2722 (2001) and an area of 416.9 km2 (161.0 mi2). Populate ...

Gymnasium. From 2010 he is a member of

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1951 births Living people Politicians from Põltsamaa Conservative People's Party of Estonia politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019 University of Tartu alumni {{Estonia-2015-Riigikogu-politician-stub