Jüri Liim (born on 9 November 1940 in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

) is a former

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

n politician, investigative journalist and track and field athlete (long-distance runner). 1965-1976 he won several medals at Estonian championships. In 1990–1992 he was a member of parliament of Estonia (''Ülemnõukogu'') and

Estonian Congress The Congress of Estonia (Estonian: ''Eesti Kongress'') was an innovative grassroots parliament established in Estonia in 1990–1992 as a part of the process of regaining of independence from the Soviet Union. It also challenged the power and aut ...

. He was one of the founders and leaders of Estonian Green Party ( et, Eesti Roheline Partei) (later

Estonian Greens The Estonian Greens ( et, Erakond Eestimaa Rohelised, EER) is a green political party in Estonia. Founded in 2006, the party held six seats in the Riigikogu from 2007 to 2011. Its objective is to ensure that Estonia's development is environmen ...

Awards

* 2006: Order of the National Coat of Arms, III class.

References

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