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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
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[edit]
Tõniste graduated from Tallinn University.[3]
Career in politics[edit]
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[edit]
European Union organizations[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- State Forest Management Centre, Member of the Supervisory Board (2008-2011)
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
