Edgar Savisaar
- January 5, 2024
- Politician
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Edgar Savisaar |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Date Of Birth | May 31, 1950(1950-05-31) |
| Age | 74 |
| Birthplace | Harku Parish |
| Country | Estonia |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
Edgar Savisaar Biography
| Name | Edgar Savisaar |
| Birthday | May 31 |
| Birth Year | 1950 |
| Place Of Birth | Harku Parish |
| Birth Country | Estonia |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Parents | Marie Burešin, Elmar Savisaar |
| Spouse | Vilja Toomast |
| Children(s) | Erki Savisaar |
Edgar Savisaar is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on May 31, 1950 in Harku Parish, Estonia. Estonian politician who was one of the founding members of the Popular Front of Estonia, a broad coalition of political leftists and centrists.
He was born in the same country as fellow politician Jurgen Ligi.
Savisaar was born to Edgar and Marie Savisaar (née Burešin), who lived in Vastse-Kuuste. His mother was born in what in 1920 became Petseri county. In 1949, his parents wanted to leave the local kolkhoz with their livestock, this resulted in a physical conflict. Both were arrested on charges of seizing public property, tax evasion and assault. Elmar was sentenced 15 years (freed in 1952) and Marie Burešin 5 years (freed in 1950) in prison.
Edgar Savisaar (born 31 May 1950) is an Estonian politician, one of the founding members of Popular Front of Estonia and the Centre Party. He has served as the acting Prime Minister of Estonia, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications and Former Mayor of Tallinn.
He married and divorced Vilja Savisaar.
Edgar Savisaar Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Politician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Edgar Savisaar is one of the richest Politician from Estonia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Edgar Savisaar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He studied history at the University of Tartu, where he graduated in 1973.
He became Mayor of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, in 2007 after receiving the Order of State Coat of Arms in 2001.
In April he co-established the Popular Front (Rahvarinne) which became the first political mass organization in Soviet Union outside Communist Party after 1920. Initially formed to “support perestroika” Popular Front started increasingly develop ideas of Estonian national independence and created so called Singing Revolution phenomenon. The process with several others lead to dissolution of Soviet Union ultimately.
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Who is Edgar Savisaar Dating?
According to our records, Edgar Savisaar married to Vilja Toomast. As of December 1, 2023, Edgar Savisaar’s is not dating anyone.
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From 1992 until 1995, Savisaar was the Vice-Speaker of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). From 17 April to 6 November 1995, he was the Minister for Internal Affairs. When he was accused of recording private conversations of other politicians, the entire government faltered. Although his participation in the recordings was never proved, he announced his intention to leave politics. However, in 1996, he participated in the elections of the Riigikogu and became the chairman of the Tallinn City Council. His return to the Centre Party leader’s post evoked a split, as some leading members disillusioned with Savisaar’s leadership style left to found Arengupartei. From 2001 to 14 October 2004, he was mayor of Tallinn. On 11 April 2005, he became Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications in the new coalition of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip and worked in the post until March 2007. Since 2007 he has been mayor of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.
Facts & Trivia
Edgar Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Estonia. Edgar Savisaar celebrates birthday on May 31 of every year.
In relation to his reactions to the Bronze Soldier controversy, the Estonian Patriotic Movement created on 29 April 2007 an online petition website www.mahasavisaar.com to suggest resignation of Savisaar’s position as the Mayor of Tallinn. It ended on 9 May 2007 and had collected 98,200 e-mail addresses (not signatures, although organizers of petition claimed so). In 2009 being a candidate for EP elections collected a 103506 votes in closed list system.