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In 2003 he was Minister of the Interior of Estonia, Deputy Speaker of the Riigikogu 2005–2006 and Speaker of the Riigikogu 2006–2007.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"6 June 1948","date":"1948-06-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934755#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Rakvere","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191889"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934755#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Estonia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934755#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934755#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Estonian Centre Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q928652"},{"text":"Estonian Reform Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738947"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934755#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Kunda High School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25517761"},{"text":"Estonian University of Life Sciences","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q655542"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934755#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"mayor (since August 2012)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30185","start":"2012-08"},{"text":"member of the Riigikogu (since 27 March 2007)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21100241","start":"2007-03-27"},{"text":"President of the Riigikogu (23 March 2006 – 2 April 2007)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16412384","start":"2006-03-23","end":"2007-04-02"},{"text":"Minister of the Interior (10 February 2003 – 10 April 2003)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6866431","start":"2003-02-10","end":"2003-04-10"},{"text":"member of the Riigikogu","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21100241"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934755#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toomas_Varek","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934755"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Toomas Varek born?","a":"Toomas Varek was born on 6 June 1948 in Rakvere."},{"q":"What positions has Toomas Varek held?","a":"Positions held by Toomas Varek include: mayor (since August 2012); member of the Riigikogu (since 27 March 2007); President of the Riigikogu (2006–2007); Minister of the Interior (2003–2003); member of the Riigikogu."},{"q":"Where did Toomas Varek study?","a":"Toomas Varek was educated at Kunda High School, Estonian University of Life Sciences."}],"related":[{"name":"Andrew Johnson","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/andrew-johnson"},{"name":"Ehud Olmert","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ehud-olmert"},{"name":"Hussein Khalidi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hussein-khalidi"},{"name":"Ekrem İmamoğlu","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ekrem-imamoglu"},{"name":"Nir Barkat","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nir-barkat"},{"name":"Bill Haslam","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/bill-haslam"},{"name":"Jüri Uluots","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/juri-uluots"},{"name":"Nigol Andresen","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nigol-andresen"},{"name":"Vilja Toomast","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/vilja-toomast"},{"name":"Hans Kruus","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hans-kruus"},{"name":"Inara Luigas","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/inara-luigas"},{"name":"Peeter Rahnel","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/peeter-rahnel"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/toomas-varek-7fc2ce0530.jpg","width":500,"height":334,"license":"CC BY 4.0","credit":"Arp Karm","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toomas_Varek_(396319_ERM_Fk3046_614).jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Toomas Varek","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toomas_Varek","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q934755","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934755","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Toomas Varek (396319 ERM Fk3046 614).jpg by Arp Karm (CC BY 4.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toomas_Varek_(396319_ERM_Fk3046_614).jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Toomas Varek, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Toomas Varek (396319 ERM Fk3046 614).jpg — Arp Karm, CC BY 4.0.","cite":"\"Toomas Varek\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/toomas-varek. Retrieved 8 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T08:00:38Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/toomas-varek","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/toomas-varek","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/toomas-varek?lang=ne"}}