Mati Ahven (born 3 February 1943, in

Rannu Rannu () is a small borough () in Tartu County, 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 acros ...

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) is an engineer and mechanic who was a member of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia and a voter for the

Estonian restoration of Independence Estonian Restoration of Independence, legally defined as the Restoration of the Republic of Estonia, was proclaimed on 20 August 1991. On that day at 23:02 local time, the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia, in agreement with the E ...

. He graduated from Põltsamaa Secondary School in 1961 and the Faculty of Mechanization of Agriculture at the

Estonian University of Life Sciences The Estonian University of Life Sciences ( Estonian: ''Eesti Maaülikool'', EMÜ) is a public university located in Tartu, Estonia. Its roots trace back to 1802 when the Chair of Agriculture was founded in the University of Tartu. EMÜ is the fo ...

in 1969. He worked as engineer and production manager in

Põltsamaa Põltsamaa is a town in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County, in central Estonia. The town stands on the Põltsamaa River, and it features a Põltsamaa Castle, 13th-century castle. History During the German occupation in World War II, a subcamp of ...

from 1969 to 1990. In 1989, he was elected a member of the city council of Põltsamaa. From

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

to 1992, he was a member of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia, being a member of the Social Affairs Committee; He also participated in the work of the Land Use Group. On August 20, 1991, he voted for the restoration of Estonia's independence.

Awards

* 2002: 5th class of the Order of the National Coat of Arms (received 23 February 2002) * 2006: 3rd class of the Order of the National Coat of Arms (received 23 February 2006)

References

1943 births Living people Politicians from Elva Parish Members of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia Estonian University of Life Sciences alumni Voters of the Estonian restoration of Independence Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 5th Class {{Estonia-politician-stub