Toomas Tõniste (born 26 April 1967) is an Estonian sailor and politician, and the former Minister of Finance.
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.
Education
Tõniste graduated from Tallinn University.
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.
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
European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Member of the Board of Governors
International organizations
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors
Corporate boards
State Forest Management Centre, Member of the Supervisory Board (2008-2011)
References
External links
1967 births
21st-century Estonian politicians
Estonian male sailors (sport) Estonian sportsperson-politicians Finance ministers of Estonia Government ministers of Estonia Living people Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011 Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015 Olympic bronze medalists for Estonia Olympic medalists in sailing Olympic sailors for Estonia Olympic sailors for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 470 Soviet male sailors (sport) Sportspeople from Tallinn Estonian twins