- Toomas Savi
Toomas Savi (born
30 December ,1942 inTartu ,Estonia ) is an Estonian politician and aMember of the European Parliament for theEstonian Reform Party , part of theEuropean Liberal Democrat and Reform Party .Toomas Savi is a doctor by profession. He graduated in medicine from
University of Tartu in1970 , getting a medical degree in sports physiology in1975 . Over the years he has worked both as a practising doctor and a researcher. From1979 to1993 Toomas Savi was a Chief Medical Officer at Tartu Physical Culture Medical Centre. He has practiced in Kuopio University Central Hospital and Kajaani Central Hospital, Finland.His political activities started in the end 1980s. 1989 to 2000 he served several terms as a member of Tartu City Council. From
1993 to1995 Toomas Savi was a Vice Mayor of Tartu.1994 he became a member of the Estonian Reform Party (Reformierakond). 1995 he was elected to the Estonian Parliament,Riigikogu , where he served two terms as Speaker. From2003 to2004 Mr. Savi wasDeputy Speaker ofRiigikogu and an observer in theEuropean Parliament .He was elected to the European Parliament in spring 2004, becoming the only representative of his party in that assembly. In the European Parliament he is a member of the Committee on Development and the Vice-Chairman of Delegation for relations with Canada.
As a sports doctor and an avid sportsman he was a founding member of the Estonian Olympic Committee in
1989 . Since1999 Toomas Savi is the President of the Estonian Skiing Association.He is married to Kirsti Savi.
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