Robert Lepikson
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Robert Lepikson | |
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Minister of the Interior | |
In office 5 May 1997 – 28 January 1998 | |
Prime Minister | Mart Siimann |
Preceded by | Riivo Sinijärv |
Succeeded by | Olari Taal |
Mayor of Tallinn | |
In office November 1996 – May 1997 | |
Preceded by | Priit Vilba |
Succeeded by | Ivi Eenmaa |
Personal details | |
Born | Tallinn, Estonia | 14 June 1952
Died | 1 July 2006 Rakvere, Estonia | (aged 54)
Political party | Centre Party |
Robert Lepikson (14 June 1952 – 1 July 2006[1]) was an Estonian politician, businessman and rally driver/co-driver.[2]
As a rally driver, he was the Estonian champion three times, winner of the Baltic Cup and was the head of the Estonian motosport league.[citation needed]
As a politician, he switched party memberships several times, having been a member of the Estonian Coalition Party, the Estonian Centre Party and the People's Union of Estonia. He was the mayor of Tallinn for 7 months in 1996 and 1997. He lost his position as a result of conflicts caused by his out-spoken nature regarding fellow politicians in public.[citation needed]
In 1999, he was involved in a scandal in Estonian politics, in which Mart Laar used Edgar Savisaar's picture as a target on a shooting range.[citation needed]
He died of a stroke in 2006.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Suri Robert Lepikson". Delfi. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Robert Lepikson". riigikogu.ee. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
External links
[edit]- Eesti Ekspress: Kogu südamega (in Estonian)
- Robert Lepiksoni Riigikogu liikme lehekülg (in Estonian)
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