Tõnis Mölder (born 9 October 1989) is an Estonian

independent politician An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or Bureaucracy, bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicia ...

and member 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 ...

. Mölder was a member of

Estonian Centre Party The Estonian Centre Party (, EK) is a populist political party in Estonia. It was founded in 1991 as a direct successor of the Popular Front of Estonia, and it is currently led by Mihhail Kõlvart. The party was founded on 12 October 1991 f ...

from 2008 to 2023, before joining conservative Isamaa in 2023, which he left in 2024, after he was declared a suspect in a bribery case. He was the Estonian Minister for the Environment from January 2021 until November of the same year when he resigned for personal reasons. Previous to this, he had been a member of the

, the Estonian parliament, the Deputy Mayor of

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

, and the Elder of

Pirita Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts () of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Pirita occupies a relatively large area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 17,592 (as of 1 November 2014) is relatively small. ...

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1989 births Environment ministers of Estonia Estonian Centre Party politicians Isamaa politicians Living people Members of the Riigikogu, 2019–2023 Members of the Riigikogu, 2023–2027 People from Lääneranna Parish Politicians from Pärnu County Tallinn University alumni {{Estonia-2023-Riigikogu-politician-stub