Tõnis Mölder

Tõnis Mölder
Minister of the Environment
In office
26 January 2021 – 18 November 2021
Prime MinisterKaja Kallas
Preceded byRain Epler
Succeeded byErki Savisaar
Member of the 14th Riigikogu
In office
30 March 2019 – 26 January 2021
PresidentKersti Kaljulaid
Prime MinisterJüri Ratas
Personal details
Born (1989-10-09) October 9, 1989 (age 35)
Lihula, Estonia
Political partyIndependent (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations		Isamaa (2023–2024)
Centre Party (2008-2023)[1]
Alma materTallinn University
OccupationPolitician

Tõnis Mölder (born 9 October 1989) is an Estonian independent politician and member of the Riigikogu. Mõlder was a member of Estonian Centre Party from 2008 to 2023, before joining conservative Isamaa in 2023,[2] which he left in 2024, after he was declared a suspect in a bribery case.[3]

He was the Estonian Minister for the Environment from January 2021 until November of the same year when he resigned for personal reasons.[4] Previous to this, he had been a member of the Riigikogu, the Estonian parliament,[5] the Deputy Mayor of Tallinn, and the Elder of Pirita.[6]

References

  1. ^ Madis Hindre (22 September 2023). "Tõnis Mölder erakonnavahetusest: läänes ei saa ajada idapoliitikat". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Tõnis Mölder lahkub Keskerakonnast ja liitub Isamaaga". Postimees. 22 September 2023.
  3. ^ "MP Tõnis Mölder declared suspect in bribery case". ERR. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Keskkonnaminister Tõnis Mölder astub ametist tagasi pere ja tervise tõttu". ERR. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Tõnis Mölder". Riigikogu. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Tõnis Mölder". Valitsus.ee. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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2021–present 		Incumbent


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