Rein Järvelill (born 1966 in

Uusvada Uusvada is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in Estonia. (retrieved 17 March 2020) Uusvada tsässon, a Seto chapel is located in the village. See also *Uusvada ludimägi Uusvada ludimägi is a sacred place in Setomaa Parish, Uusvad ...

Võru County Võru County ( or ''Võrumaa''; ) is a county in southern Estonia. It is bordered by Valga and Põlva counties, Latvia's Alūksne and Ape municipalities, and Russia's Pskov Oblast (making it the only Estonian county to border two countries) ...

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politician. He was a member of

IX Riigikogu IX Riigikogu was the ninth 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 legislation ...

. Rein Järvelill graduated from the

Estonian University of Life Sciences The Estonian University of Life Sciences ( Estonian: ''Eesti Maaülikool'', EMÜ) is a public university located in Tartu, Estonia. Its roots trace back to 1802 when the Chair of Agriculture was founded in the University of Tartu. EMÜ is the fo ...

in 1994 with a degree in forestry. From 1994 to 1997, he studied law at the

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.

. Järvelill was the mayor of Värska from 2012 to 2017. He was formerly the municipal governor of

Meremäe Parish Meremäe Parish () was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. It had a population of 1,140 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 131.97 km2. Meremäe is a part of the cultural region of Setomaa. Since 2012 the municipality gover ...

. He has been a member of

Estonian Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (, SDE) is a centre-left political party in Estonia. It is currently led by Lauri Läänemets. The party was formerly known as the Moderate People's Party (). The SDE has been a member of the Party of European Soci ...

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Living people 1966 births Social Democratic Party (Estonia) politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003 Mayors of places in Estonia Estonian University of Life Sciences alumni University of Tartu alumni People from Setomaa Parish Politicians from Võru County {{Estonia-1999-Riigikogu-politician-stub