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| '''Lia Looveer''' (née Saarepera; ] ], ] – ] ]) was an Estonian émigré politician in Australia.<ref name='awr'> {{cite web |author=Nikki Henningham |title=Looveer, Lia |url= |work=The Australian Women's Register |publisher=] |date=4 September 2006 |accessdate=October 7, 2009}}</ref> | '''Lia Looveer''' (née Saarepera; ] ], ] – ] ]) was an Estonian émigré politician in Australia.<ref name='awr'> {{cite web |author=Nikki Henningham |title=Looveer, Lia |url= |work=The Australian Women's Register |publisher=] |date=4 September 2006 |accessdate=October 7, 2009}}</ref> | ||
| Lia Saarepera's father was Aleksander Saarepera, mother Hilda (1894 - 1966). Lia Saarepera studied ] at the ] from ]–]. | Lia Saarepera's father was Aleksander Saarepera, mother Hilda (1894 - 1966). Lia Saarepera graduated from the ] (E. Lender Lender Girls High School in ]) in 1938 and then studied ] at the ] from ]–]. She worked for ] (Estonian National Broadcasting)<ref name=TallinnU/>. | ||
| In 1944, she emigrated to Germany at first, where she married Leonid Looveer (Looberg) (31.01.1917 - 07.02.1960) in August the same year. She worked as a reporter for a German ] station based depending on the war situation in ], ] and ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tlulib.ee/isik/index.php?id=696|title=LOOVEER, LIIA|publisher=Academic Library of Tallinn University|accessdate=23 November 2009}}</ref> | In 1944, she emigrated to Germany at first, where she married Leonid Looveer (Looberg) (31.01.1917 - 07.02.1960) in August the same year. She worked as a reporter for a German ] station based depending on the war situation in ], ] and ]<ref name=TallinnU>{{cite web|url=http://www.tlulib.ee/isik/index.php?id=696|title=LOOVEER, LIIA|publisher=Academic Library of Tallinn University|accessdate=23 November 2009}}</ref> | ||
| In 1949 they moved to ]. Lia Looveer was the founder of the ] of ] and its secretary from ] to ]. Lia Looveer arranged a number events that introduced Baltic culture and history to the Australian public. In 1953, she joined the ] New South Wales branch. At the federal level, Looveer participated in ''Liberal Party's Advisory Committee on Ethnic Affairs'' and similar bodies, that dealt with immigrants' issues.<ref name='awr'/> | In 1949 they moved to ]. Lia Looveer was the founder of the ] of ] and its secretary from ] to ]. Lia Looveer arranged a number events that introduced Baltic culture and history to the Australian public. In 1953, she joined the ] New South Wales branch. At the federal level, Looveer participated in ''Liberal Party's Advisory Committee on Ethnic Affairs'' and similar bodies, that dealt with immigrants' issues.<ref name='awr'/> | ||
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Lia Looveer (née Saarepera; 5 October 1920, Narva – 8 November 2006) was an Estonian émigré politician in Australia.
Lia Saarepera's father was Aleksander Saarepera, mother Hilda (1894 - 1966). Lia Saarepera graduated from the E. Lenderi Tütarlaste Gümnaasium (E. Lender Lender Girls High School in Tallinn) in 1938 and then studied law at the University of Tartu from 1938–1943. She worked for Eesti Riigi Ringhääling (Estonian National Broadcasting).
In 1944, she emigrated to Germany at first, where she married Leonid Looveer (Looberg) (31.01.1917 - 07.02.1960) in August the same year. She worked as a reporter for a German Radio Balti station based depending on the war situation in Danzig, Thorn and Rostock
In 1949 they moved to Sydney. Lia Looveer was the founder of the Joint Baltic Committee of Sydney and its secretary from 1952 to 2002. Lia Looveer arranged a number events that introduced Baltic culture and history to the Australian public. In 1953, she joined the Liberal Party of Australia New South Wales branch. At the federal level, Looveer participated in Liberal Party's Advisory Committee on Ethnic Affairs and similar bodies, that dealt with immigrants' issues.
Lia and Leonid Looveer had a daughter and a son, Juho Looveer (born in 1952), PhD.
Lia's mother Hilda was married twice; her second husband was Alfred Mäeloog, an Estonian politician from the Pechory region, also an émigré in Australia.
Lia Looveer was awarded a British Empire Medal (1978) and Estonian Republic Order of the White Star, 5th class, among other awards and medals.
Sources
- ^ Nikki Henningham (4 September 2006). "Looveer, Lia". The Australian Women's Register. University of Melbourne.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "LOOVEER, LIIA". Academic Library of Tallinn University. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- Passing of Lia Looveer BEM JP - Michael Darby's
- The Australian Women's Registry. The Joint Baltic Committee