Ago Silde (born 25 November 1963, in Keila) is an

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n politician, having served as Governor of

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, from 2004 to 2007.

Biography

Silde graduated from the Kehtna Vocational Training School with honors in 1983 and continued his studies at the Estonian Agricultural Academy studying amelioration and hydro-techniques. He completed his MA studies at the Oulu University in

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and additional studies at the Tallinn University. Since 2000, Silde has been the director of

Narva Narva, russian: Нарва is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in Ida-Viru county, at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva river which forms the Estonia–Russia international border. With 54, ...

Vocational Studies Centre. Between 1994 and 2000 he was the director of Kehtna School of Economics and Technology, in 1994 the project consultant of the

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, in 1993-1994 project manager in Turveruukki. He also served as the managing director of Raplamaa Union of the Estonian Association of Small Enterprises from 1991 to 1995. 2004–2007 Silde was the governor of Ida-Viru County.
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References

1963 births Living people People from Keila Estonian University of Life Sciences alumni University of Oulu alumni Tallinn University alumni Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class 21st-century Estonian politicians {{Estonia-politician-stub