Tarmo Mänd (born 19 August 1950 in

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) is an

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n politician. He was a member of the XI and

XII Riigikogu XII Riigikogu was the twelfth 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 legisla ...

Biography

Mänd has served as the Director General of the Riigikantselei and Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense. From 2001 until 2006, he was the Director of the Office of the President

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. Since 17 April 2007, he was the Deputy Chairman of the Finance Committee of the

Riigikogu The Riigikogu (, from Estonian ''riigi-'', "of the state", and ''kogu'', "assembly") is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the prime minister and chi ...

. He was awarded the

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, IV Class, and in 2006, he was awarded with Order of the National Coat of Arms, II class.

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1950 births Living people People's Union of Estonia politicians Estonian Reform Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011 Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015 Tallinn University of Technology alumni Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 2nd Class Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class People from Hiiumaa Parish {{Estonia-2011-Riigikogu-politician-stub