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Estonian sailor and politician Not to be confused with Toomas Tõnise.
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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.

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.

Education

Tõniste graduated from Tallinn University.

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.

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

Other activities

European Union organizations

International organizations

Corporate boards

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

References

  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 bySven Sester Minister of Finance
2017–2019 		Succeeded byMartin Helme
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