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Toomas Tõniste

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Toomas Tõniste
Minister of Finance
In office
12 June 2017 – 29 April 2019
Prime MinisterJüri Ratas
Preceded bySven Sester
Succeeded byMartin Helme
Personal details
Born (1967-04-26) 26 April 1967 (age 57)
Tallinn, Estonia
Political partyPro Patria
RelativesTõnu Tõniste (twin brother)
Alma materTallinn University
Sports career
Medal record
Men's sailing
Olympic Games
Representing the  Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 470 class
Representing  Estonia
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 470 class

Toomas Tõniste (born 26 April 1967) is an Estonian sailor and politician, and the former Minister of Finance.[1]

Career in sports

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Tõniste competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He won a silver and a bronze medal in the men's 470 class, for the Soviet Union (silver, 1988) and for Estonia (bronze, 1992). He did so with his twin brother Tõnu Tõniste.[2]

Education

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Tõniste graduated from Tallinn University.[3]

Career in politics

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Between 2007 and 2015, Tõniste was a member of the 11th and 12th Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia), serving as Chairman of the Committee on Economic Affairs.[4]

On 7 June 2017, Tõniste replaced Sven Sester as Minister of Finance of Estonia.

Other activities

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European Union organizations

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International organizations

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Corporate boards

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  • State Forest Management Centre, Member of the Supervisory Board (2008-2011)

References

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  1. ^ "Four new ministers sworn in". ERR. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Toomas Tõniste". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  3. ^ Board of Directors: Toomas Tõniste European Stability Mechanism.
  4. ^ Board of Directors: Toomas Tõniste European Stability Mechanism.
  5. ^ Board of Governors European Investment Bank (EIB).
  6. ^ Board of Governors: Toomas Tõniste European Stability Mechanism.
  7. ^ Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
  8. ^ Board of Governors Nordic Investment Bank (NIB).
  9. ^ Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
  10. ^ Board of Governors World Bank.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Finance
2017–2019
Succeeded by