Ester Tuiksoo

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]

Ester Tuiksoo

She graduated from the University of Tartu in 1983 with a degree in commercial economics.[1]

Tuiksoo 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
  1. "Juhatus ja liikmed". Riigikogu (in Estonian). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. "Ms Ester TUIKSOO". Parliamentary Assembly. Council of Europe. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. "Tuiksoo to Appeal to European Court of Human Rights". ERR. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. "Convicted ex-minister denied presidential pardon". Estonian news. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. "Kriminaalkorras karistatud Ester Tuiksoo astus taas Keskerakonda". Delfi (in Estonian). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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