Igor Taro

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Igor Taro
Member of the XV Riigikogu
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2023
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Born (1981-08-01) 1 August 1981 (age 42)
Võru, Estonia
OccupationPolitician, journalist

Igor Taro (1 August 1981) is an Estonian journalist and politician who serves as a member of the XV Riigikogu. [1]

Biography

Taro was born in Võru. In 1999, he graduated from Võru Kreutzwald Gymnasium. He completed his studies in journalism at Moscow State University.

Throughout his career as a journalist, Igor Taro has worked as a Moscow correspondent for Õhtuleht , an editor for foreign news at the newspaper Postimees , and an editor at the newspaper Setomaa.

Starting from 2010, he worked as the Võru and Põlvamaa correspondent for Estonian Public Broadcasting (Eesti Rahvusringhääling). [2] In January 2015, he left his job at Estonian Public Broadcasting and ran for the Riigikogu on the IRL (now Isamaa) party's list. [3] He ran in electoral district number 11, which covers Võru, Valga, and Põlva counties, and received 1,202 votes but was not elected. [4]

From 2015, he worked as the tourism coordinator at Võrumaa Development Agency and as the marketing and communications manager at AS Värska Sanatorium. [1]

From 1 July 2016 to 25 October 2017, he was the County Governor of Põlva. In October 2017, he was elected as a member of the Põlva municipal council. [5] Following the discontinuation of county governments, he resigned from the position of governor.

In the 2023 Riigikogu elections, Igor Taro is running as a candidate for Estonia 200. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Member of the Riigikogu". Riigikogu. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  2. ↑ "LounaLeht.ee". www.lounaleht.ee. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  3. ↑ ERR (2015-01-08). "Igor Taro lahkub ERR-ist ja kandideerib riigikokku". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  4. ↑ "1992–2019 valimistel osalenud kandidaadi otsing – Valimiste arhiiv – Valimised". vvk.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  5. ↑ Teataja, Võrumaa. "Põlva maavanem Igor Taro lahkub ametist". Võrumaa Teataja (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  6. ↑ "Eesti 200 avalikustas täna valimiskongressil valimisringkondade esikolmikud ja üleriigilise nimekirja esimesed 20 nime". eesti200.ee. 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
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