Kalev Kotkas (born 10 April 1960 in

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

) is an

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n politician. He has been member of IX, XI, XII and

XIII Riigikogu XIII Riigikogu was the thirteenth 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 legi ...

. In 1983 he graduated from

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in mechanical engineering and machine tools. From 1996 to 1999 and 2005 to 2007 he was the mayor of Emmaste Rural Municipality. From 2007 he is a member of

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1960 births Living people Social Democratic Party (Estonia) politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003 Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011 Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015 Tallinn University of Technology alumni Politicians from Tallinn Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019 {{Estonia-1999-Riigikogu-politician-stub