Kalev Kallo (6 December 1948 – 30 May 2024) was an Estonian politician, convicted criminal and sports person. He was a member of

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. From 1991 he belonged to

Estonian Centre Party The Estonian Centre Party (, EK) is a populist political party in Estonia. It was founded in 1991 as a direct successor of the Popular Front of Estonia, and it is currently led by Mihhail Kõlvart. The party was founded on 12 October 1991 f ...

Life and career

Kallo was born in Tali Rural Municipality on 6 December 1948. In 1995 he was the minister of road and communication of Estonia (). He was Deputy Mayor of Tallinn from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2005 to 2007. Between 2000 and 2008 he was president of Estonian Boxing Association (). Kallo was a member of IX, XI, XII and

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. In 2019 he was found guilty related to the case of

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. After that he lost his

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. Kallo died on 30 May 2024, at the age of 75.

References

1948 births 2024 deaths Estonian Centre Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003 Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011 Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015 Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019 Members of the Riigikogu, 2019–2023 Politicians from Pärnu Sportspeople from Pärnu Tallinn University of Technology alumni Politicians convicted of corruption Estonian politicians convicted of crimes {{Estonia-1999-Riigikogu-politician-stub