Kalle Kulbok (born 3 April 1956 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.

Education

Kulbok attended the Nõo Gymnasium and achieved good results on national olympiads of mathematics. By his skills, he could have qualified for the all-Union olympiad of mathematics; however, due to his displayed lack of respect for Soviet politics, he was never selected for that round.

Politics

In 1992–1995, Kulbok belonged to

Riigikogu The Riigikogu (, from Estonian ''riigi-'', "of the state", and ''kogu'', "assembly") is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the prime minister and chi ...

as a member of the

Independent Royalist Party of Estonia Independent Royalist Party of Estonia () was a frivolous political party in Estonia in the 1990s. It is now defunct. The party, widely considered a humorous expression of protest, was successful in the 1992 Estonian parliamentary elections, wi ...

. In 1995, Kulbok was not allowed to run for

because he refused to swear allegiance to

Republic of 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 ...

. In later years, his political activity has mainly involved Euroskepticism. He's earned notoriety by several interesting actions, most notably by having himself

pilloried The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, used during the medieval and renaissance periods for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse. ...

for failure to derail

's entry to

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, and his declaration of revocation of his Estonian

citizenship Citizenship is a membership and allegiance to a sovereign state. Though citizenship is often conflated with nationality in today's English-speaking world, international law does not usually use the term ''citizenship'' to refer to nationalit ...

. As of 2007, Kulbok is the only natural-born citizen of Estonia known to have voluntarily requested revocation of his citizenship without naturalising in another country. On 19 September 2003, Kulbok petitioned the

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to declare the

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for Estonia's joining

unconstitutional. The Supreme Court refused to consider the matter, arguing that only

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can rightfully present such a petition.

Career

For many years, Kulbok worked as a specialist at EENet.

References

External links

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17 October 2004
Nimetagem usuõpetus eetikaks ning vesi ongi sogatud
1956 births Living people Estonian humorists Estonian Royalist Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1992–1995 Politicians from Tallinn 21st-century Estonian politicians {{Estonia-1992-Riigikogu-politician-stub