Ester Tuiksoo (born 5 March 1965, in Põlva) is an Estonian politician and business executive. She has been a member of the XI and XII Riigikogu, representing the People's Union of Estonia and from 2010, the Estonian Centre Party.[1] From 2004 to 2007 she was Minister of Rural Affairs. Tuiksoo served as an alternate for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2007 to 2015 and was a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party.[2]
She graduated from the University of Tartu in 1983 with a degree in commercial economics.[1]
Legal Issues
editTuiksoo was convicted in 2014 of accepting bribes in a land swap deal. She was given a three month suspended sentence and later appealed to the European Human Rights Council and requested a presidential pardon. Both were rejected, she maintains her innocence and has returned to party politics since.[3][4] [5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Juhatus ja liikmed". Riigikogu (in Estonian). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Ms Ester TUIKSOO". Parliamentary Assembly. Council of Europe. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Tuiksoo to Appeal to European Court of Human Rights". ERR. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Convicted ex-minister denied presidential pardon". Estonian news. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Kriminaalkorras karistatud Ester Tuiksoo astus taas Keskerakonda". Delfi (in Estonian). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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