Ivar Tallo (born 5 May 1964 in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n political scientist and politician. He was a member of

IX Riigikogu IX Riigikogu was the ninth legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu The Riigikogu (, from Estonian ''riigi-'', "of the state", and ''kogu'', "assembly") is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation ...

. In 2000,

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gave him the award "Press Friend of the Year".Eesti Ajalehtede Liit December 6, 2000
Ajalehtede Liidu pressisőbraks valiti infoseaduse üks väljatöötajaid Ivar Tallo
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Living people 1964 births Estonian political scientists Social Democratic Party (Estonia) politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003 Saint Petersburg State University alumni McGill University alumni Academic staff of the University of Tartu Politicians from Tartu {{Estonia-1999-Riigikogu-politician-stub