Toomas Tõniste

Toomas Tõniste
OLY
Toomas Tõniste OLY
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 (age 59); Tallinn, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
Party	Pro Patria
Relatives	Tõnu Tõniste (twin brother)
Alma mater	Tallinn University
	Sports career
Medal record
Men's sailing
Olympic Games
Representing the Soviet Union
Representing Estonia

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.

External links

Political offices

Preceded by

Sven Sester

Minister of Finance
2017–2019

Succeeded by

Martin Helme

[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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