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Toomas Tõniste

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Toomas Tõniste, born on 26 April 1967, is an Estonian sailor and politician who served as Minister of Finance of Estonia. He competed at four consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1988 and won medals in the men's 470 class with his twin brother Tõnu: silver in 1988 for the Soviet Union and bronze in 1992 for Estonia. A graduate of Tallinn University, he sat in the 11th and 12th Riigikogu between 2007 and 2015, chairing its Economic Affairs Committee, and replaced Sven Sester as Minister of Finance on 7 June 2017.

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Birth Year
1967 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
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Competed In

Olympic Games, Competitions
Source Toomas Tõniste (Wikipedia)

Plays

Sailing, Sports
Source Toomas Tõniste (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

Estonia

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is an Estonian sailor and politician
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1. Toomas Tõniste (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    born 26 April 1967
  • Article text, pronoun
    He won a silver and a bronze medal in the men's 470 class
  • Career in sports
    He won a silver and a bronze medal in the men's 470 class
  • Lead, nationality
    is an Estonian sailor and politician
  • Plays: Sailing, Lead, discipline
    is an Estonian sailor and politician
  • Competed In: Olympic Games, Olympic Games
    four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988
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