Margit Sutrop (née Mikelsaar; born 13 October 1963) is an

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 ...

n philosopher, ethicist, academic, and politician. She is a member of

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. She was born in

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. In 1989, she graduated from the

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(journalism), and in 1991 (philosophy). She is married to Urmas Sutrop. She stood as a candidate in the 2023 Riigikogu elections, where she received 1102 votes in constituency No 10 (

Awards

* 2010

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star (; ) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens and foreigners to give recognition for services rendered to the Estonian state. Design Classes The Order of the White Star ...

, IV class * 2006 () * 2013 Tartu University Small Medal * 2019 Tartu University Grand Medal

Selected publications

* "Teadus ja teadmistepõhine ühiskond", 2005 (with Urmas Sutrop) * "Eesti Vabariigi naisministrid. Koguteos naistest poliitika tipus", 2007 (with Kristi Lõuk and Toomas Kiho) * "Eetikakoodeksite käsiraamat", 2007 (co-author) * "Mõtestatud Eesti – ühiseid väärtusi hoides", 2008 (with Triin Pisuke) * "Eetika teadustes ja ühiskonnas. Tartu Ülikooli eetikakeskus 10", 2011 (with Triin Käpp; also in English) * "Väärtuspõhine kool. Eesti ja maailma kogemus", 2013 * "Eetikakoodeksid. Väärtused, normid ja eetilised dilemmad", 2016 * "Marika Mikelsaar. Multiresistentne Mamma Bakter", 2008 (co-author)

References

Living people 1963 births 21st-century Estonian philosophers 20th-century Estonian philosophers Members of the Riigikogu, 2019–2023 Women members of the Riigikogu Estonian Reform Party politicians Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class Miina Härma Gymnasium alumni University of Tartu alumni Academic staff of the University of Tartu Politicians from Tartu {{Estonia-academic-bio-stub