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Toomas Tõniste | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Minister of Finance | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 12 June 2017 – 29 April 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Jüri Ratas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sven Sester | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Martin Helme | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 April 1967 Tallinn, Estonia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Pro Patria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Tõnu Tõniste (twin brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Tallinn University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sports career | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Toomas Tõniste (born 26 April 1967) is an Estonian sailor and politician, and the former Minister of Finance. [1]
Career in sports
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
Tõniste graduated from Tallinn University. [3]
Career in politics
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
European Union organizations
- European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors [5]
- European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Member of the Board of Governors [6]
International organizations
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors [7]
- Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors [8]
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors [9]
- World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors [10]
Corporate boards
- State Forest Management Centre, Member of the Supervisory Board (2008-2011)
References
- ^ "Four new ministers sworn in". ERR. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Board of Directors: Toomas Tõniste European Stability Mechanism.
- ^ Board of Directors: Toomas Tõniste European Stability Mechanism.
- ^ Board of Governors European Investment Bank (EIB).
- ^ Board of Governors: Toomas Tõniste European Stability Mechanism.
- ^ Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
- ^ Board of Governors Nordic Investment Bank (NIB).
- ^ Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
- ^ Board of Governors World Bank.
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Categories:
- 1967 births
- 21st-century Estonian politicians
- Estonian male sailors (sport)
- Estonian sportsperson-politicians
- Finance ministers of Estonia
- Government ministers of Estonia
- Living people
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011
- Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015
- Olympic bronze medalists for Estonia
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Olympic sailors for Estonia
- Olympic sailors for the Soviet Union
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – 470
- Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – 470
- Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470
- Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 470
- Soviet male sailors (sport)
- Sportspeople from Tallinn
- Estonian twins