Andres Tarand
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Key facts
- President
- Lennart Meri
- Preceded by
- Mart Laar
- Succeeded by
- Tiit Vähi
- Prime minister
- Mart Laar
- Born
- ( 1940-01-11 ) 11 January 1940 (age 86) , Tallinn , Estonia
- Party
- Social Democratic Party
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andres
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Estonia
- Place of birth
- Tallinn
- Spouse
- Mari Tarand
- Occupation
- climatologist
- Educated at
- University of Tartu
- Employer
- University of Tartu
- Political party
- Social Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- Estonian
- Official website
- www.atarand.ee
- Image
- Andres Tarand 12.4.2012.jpg
- Work location
- Brussels
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- date of birth
- 1940-01-11
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- Andres Tarand
- member of
- Club of Rome
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Encyclopedic overview
Andres Tarand (born 11 January 1940) is an Estonian geographer, climatologist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Estonia from 1994 to 1995. He was also a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists, between 2004 and 2009.
Tarand was born in Tallinn. His father was poet, philologist, philosopher and cultural figure Helmut Tarand. He graduated from the University of Tartu with a degree in climatology in 1963. After receiving his first degree he continued his studies at Tartu receiving a second degree in geography in 1973. He continued to do research at Tartu, eventually becoming director of research in 1979, to 1981.
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