Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Toomas Hendrik Ilves
4t Preses o the Republic o Estonie
In office 9 October 2006 – 10 October 2016
Prime Meenister	Andrus Ansip
Precedit bi	Arnold Rüütel
Succeedit bi	Kersti Kaljulaid
Personal details
Born	(1953-12-26) 26 December 1953 Stockholm, Swaden
Poleetical pairty	Independent (syne 2006)
Ither poleetical affiliations	Social Democratic Pairty (afore 2006)
Spoose(s)	Evelin Int (m. 2004)
Bairns	3
Alma mater	Columbie Varsity Varsity o Pennsylvanie
Signatur

Toomas Hendrik Ilves (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈtoːmɑs ˈhendrik ˈilves]; born 26 December 1953) is the fowert Preses o Estonie, in affice syne 2006. Ilves wirked as a diplomat an joornalist, an he wis the leader o the Social Democratic Pairty in the 1990s. He served in the govrenment as Meenister o Foreign Affairs frae 1996 tae 1998 an again frae 1999 tae 2002. Later, he wis a Member o the European Parliament frae 2004 tae 2006. He wis electit as Preses o Estonie bi an electoral college on 23 September 2006 an his term as Preses began on 9 October 2006.