Jaak Allik (born 6 October 1946)
is an Estonian theatre critic, theatre director and politician. He is a member of the
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
Form ...
, and was previously the
Estonian Minister of Culture 1995–1999 ().
He was member of the VII, VIII and X
Riigikogu
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.
Personal life
Allik studied at the
University of Tartu
The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country. with a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a major in sociology and history, later working as a lecturer in that same university. He worked as a theater director and designer in the 1980s, becoming the set designer for
Ugala
Ugala is a theatre in Viljandi, Estonia.
The theatre was founded in 1920 opening on January 10 of that year. The first production was Oscar Wilde's "Salome (play), Salome".
Ugala's Artistic Directors
*1925 - 1926: Andres Särev
*1926 – 1928 ...
.
Because Allik had been a part of the
Estonian Communist Party since 1971 (and, ultimately, the
CPSU
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), he became part of groups such as the
Supreme Soviet
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and involved with notable Estonian communists such as Mikk Titma and
Indrek Toome. After an
independent Estonia Allik was mainly a theater director and theater critic but still remained in politics.
Allik's parents were the communist politicians
Hendrik Allik and
Olga Lauristin during the 1940s. His maternal half-sister is the sociologist and politician
Marju Lauristin
Marju Lauristin (born 7 April 1940) is an Estonian politician, and former Member of the European Parliament and Minister of Social Affairs. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists. Lauristin is ...
. His son, Mihkel Allik, has been an advisor to the
Chancellor of Justice
The Chancellor of Justice is a government official found in some northern European countries, broadly responsible for supervising the lawfulness of government actions.
History
In 1713, the Swedish King Charles XII, preoccupied with fighting t ...
. His cousin is the architect
Vilen Künnapu
Vilen Künnapu (born 30 June 1948) is one of the most important Estonian architects of the last three decades, among the first postmodernist theoreticians and architects in the 1970s.
He has worked on various buildings in Estonia and abroad. .
Awards
* Honoured Worker of the Arts Industry of the
Estonian SSR
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(1986)
*
Order of the White Star
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Design
Classes
The Order of the White Star ...
, 4th Class (2002)
* Order of the City of
Viljandi
Viljandi (, , , , ) is a Populated places in Estonia, town and Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,255 in 2024. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major ...
(2003)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allik, Jaak
1946 births
Living people
Politicians from Tallinn
Communist Party of Estonia politicians
Estonian Coalition Party politicians
People's Union of Estonia politicians
Social Democratic Party (Estonia) politicians
Ministers of culture of Estonia
Members of the Riigikogu, 1995–1999
Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007
Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015
Estonian theatre directors
Estonian theatre critics
University of Tartu alumni
Honoured Workers of the Arts Industry of the Estonian SSR
Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class