Heimar Lenk (born 17 September 1946 in

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) is an

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and

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. He has supported the

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since 1994.

Biography

Lenk studied at Tallinn Polytechnic Institute as well as at

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. He then went on to work for Estonian newspapers such as ''Säde'', ''

Õhtuleht ''Õhtuleht'' (''Evening Paper'') is the largest daily newspaper in Estonia. It is a tabloid newspaper. The newspaper is published in Tallinn in Estonian. History and profile ''Õhtuleht'' was established in 1944. On 3 July 2000 two rival tabl ...

'', ''

Rahva Hääl ''Rahva Hääl'' (lit. The People's Voice) was the official daily newspaper of the Communist Party of Estonia The Communist Party of Estonia (, abbreviated EKP; in Russian: Коммунистическая партия Эстонии) was ...

'', and ''

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''. In 1974 he worked in Estonian Radio and Estonian Television, and he also covered Russian radio and television stories for the Estonian audience. In 1999 he was the voice of the Driving Centre Party newspaper ''Kesknädal'', becoming editor-in-chief. From 2002 to 2005, he was a member of the Tallinn City Council. Lenk was nominated for the 2011 parliamentary elections.http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/e/estonia/estonia20032.txt

Personal life

Heimar has a sister named Marika Tuus, also a politician.

References

1946 births Living people Politicians from Tallinn Estonian Centre Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015 Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019 Tallinn University of Technology alumni Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011 {{Estonia-2007-Riigikogu-politician-stub