Toomas Jürgenstein (born 23 July 1964 in Ridalepa village,

Pärnu County Pärnu County ( or ''Pärnumaa''; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in the south-western part of the country, on the coast of Gulf of Riga, and borders Lääne and Rapla counties to the north, Järva and Viljandi counties to ...

) is an

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n educator and politician. He was 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 1989 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 biology, and in 1996 in theology. During his studies at the University of Tartu, Jürgenstein worked as a laboratory assistant and engineer at the

Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany The Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany (Estonian: ''Zooloogia ja Botaanika Instituut'') (ZBI) was a zoological and botanical research institute based in Tartu, Estonia. It was founded in 1947. Since 1997, it belonged to the Estonian Univer ...

, and from 1989 to 1992 as a teacher of biology, chemistry and geography at

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Basic School. Since 1996 to he has been teaching in Hugo Treffner Gymnasium, mainly religious studies and philosophy. He has also taught philosophy at the

Miina Härma Gymnasium Miina Härma Gymnasium (; abbreviated as MHG) is an institution composed of a primary school and a secondary school in Tartu, Estonia. The school holds a special emphasis on languages. Miina Härma Gymnasium is an International Baccalaureate, IB W ...

and Jaan Poska Gymnasium. He has lectured at the University of Tartu, the Higher Theological Seminary, the

Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church The Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (, or ) is a private university in Tallinn, Estonia, established in 1946. It is situated next to the Church of the Holy Spirit, Tallinn. See also *List of universities in Es ...

, the Theological Seminary of the Estonian Methodist Church and the Tartu Academy of Theology. Since 2001 he is 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 ...

. He is a member of student corporation

Ugala Ugala is a theatre in Viljandi, Estonia. The theatre was founded in 1920 opening on January 10 of that year. The first production was Oscar Wilde's "Salome (play), Salome". Ugala's Artistic Directors *1925 - 1926: Andres Särev *1926 – 1928 ...

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Living people 1964 births Estonian schoolteachers Social Democratic Party (Estonia) politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019 University of Tartu alumni Politicians from Pärnu {{Estonia-2015-Riigikogu-politician-stub