1st Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Estonia
In office 20 August 1991 – 29 January 1992
President
Arnold Rüütel as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1990) as Chairman of the Supreme Council (1990–1992)
Preceded by
position established Otto Tief as last acting Prime Minister in 1944
Succeeded by
Tiit Vähi
Minister of the Interior
In office 12 April 1995 – 10 October 1995
Preceded by
Kaido Kama
Succeeded by
Märt Rask
Mayor of Tallinn
In office 9 April 2007 – 30 September 2015
Preceded by
Jüri Ratas
Succeeded by
Taavi Aas
In office 2 December 2001 – 10 October 2004
Preceded by
Tõnis Palts
Succeeded by
Tõnis Palts
Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications
In office 12 April 2005 – 5 April 2007
Prime Minister
Andrus Ansip
Preceded by
Andrus Ansip
Succeeded by
Juhan Parts
Personal details
Born
(1950-05-31)31 May 1950 Harku, Estonia
Died
29 December 2022(2022-12-29) (aged 72) Tallinn, Estonia
Political party
Communist Party (1983–1988) Popular Front (1988–1991) Centre Party (1991–2022)
Spouse
Vilja Laanaru
(m. 1996; div. 2009)
Children
4, including Erki Savisaar
Alma mater
University of Tartu
Edgar Savisaar (31 May 1950 – 29 December 2022) was an Estonian politician, one of the founding members of Popular Front of Estonia and the Centre Party. He served as the acting Prime Minister of Estonia, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications, and twice mayor of Tallinn.
EdgarSavisaar (31 May 1950 – 29 December 2022) was an Estonian politician, one of the founding members of Popular Front of Estonia and the Centre Party...
Savisaar is a surname of Estonian origin. Notable people with the surname include: EdgarSavisaar (1950–2022), Estonian politician, interim Prime Minister...
placed third with 14.2% of votes and 16 seats. It entered the coalition, EdgarSavisaar taking the position of the Minister of Internal Affairs, and four other...
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Rahvarinne; RR), introduced to the public by the Estonian politician EdgarSavisaar under the short-lived name Popular Front for the Support of Perestroika...
reestablishment of national independence within the republic. On 3 April 1990, EdgarSavisaar of the Popular Front of Estonia was elected chairman of the Council...
government. In 2009, she became a Member of the European Parliament after EdgarSavisaar renounced his mandate, so as to remain mayor of Tallinn. She left the...
governing coalition in Tallinn municipality, making opposition leader EdgarSavisaar new Mayor of Tallinn. The Reform Party and the Estonian Centre Party...
2015 "EdgarSavisaar tahab kohtu kaudu Vene mõjuagendi mainest vabaneda". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-08-20. "ÜLEVAADE PILDIS: Edgar Savisaare...
a coalition with the Centre Party in Tallinn, as a result of which EdgarSavisaar became the mayor. This happened after Reform had left the same Triple...
centrist parties and led by former Central Planning Committee official EdgarSavisaar, gained a parliamentary majority. On 8 May 1990, the Supreme Council...
flesh eating disease he contacted) in 2022.[citation needed] 2015: EdgarSavisaar, Estonian politician, had his right leg amputated. He got the disease...
Riigikogu. Savisaar is the son of former Prime Minister of Estonia EdgarSavisaar. In 2003, he graduated from Tallinn University in applied informatics...
Latvia and Estonia by 1994 Parties Lead figures Lennart Meri Tunne Kelam EdgarSavisaar Mart Laar Trivimi Velliste Marju Lauristin Alo Mattiisen Ülo Nugis Anatolijs...
Centre Party at first, a taping scandal involving Centre Party leader EdgarSavisaar led to the Reform Party replacing the Centre Party in the coalition...
composer (b. 1945) 2022 – Pelé, Brazilian footballer (b. 1940) 2022 – EdgarSavisaar, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior (b. 1950) 2022...
women's prison in Estonia Harku Prison is located in Harku. Politician EdgarSavisaar (1950–2022) was born in the prison. Harku manor (German: Hark) was founded...
failed to challenge party leader EdgarSavisaar for his role after an almost uninterrupted 25-year tenure. Savisaar won the vote of 541 delegates, to...
West Bengal MLA (since 2011), complications from gallbladder surgery. EdgarSavisaar, 72, Estonian politician, prime minister of the interim government (1991–1992)...
Tallinn in September 2015 after the suspension of the duties of Mayor EdgarSavisaar by the Harju Land Court. In March 2017 Aas admitted he was ready to...
founded DIC Entertainment 1950 – Gregory Harrison, American actor 1950 – EdgarSavisaar, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior (d. 2022) 1951...
After the election, the Centre Party, led by the mayor of Tallinn EdgarSavisaar, had been increasingly excluded from collaboration due to his open collaboration...
Kersti Sarapuu (wife of Arvo Sarapuu) The Savisaar family EdgarSavisaar Vilja Savisaar (former wife of EdgarSavisaar) The Tarand family Andres Tarand Indrek...
office Days 2nd Soviet Occupation (See Estonian Government in Exile) — EdgarSavisaar (1950–2022) 1st Prime Minister of the Interim Government 3 April 1990...
University of Economics. Max Kaur was counsellor of the Mayor of Tallinn, EdgarSavisaar from 2002 to 2005. He was vice-mayor of Maardu from 2005 to 2006. Max...
so returning control of Jutland and Funen back to the Danish king. EdgarSavisaar served as first post-Soviet Prime Minister of Estonia from 1991 to 1992...
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