Märt Kubo (born 11 April 1944 in Tarvastu Parish,

Viljandi County Viljandi County ( or ''Viljandimaa''; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties as well as Latvia. History Viljandimaa, under the German name of ''Krei ...

) is an

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n theatre pedagogue, critic and politician. In 1992, he was

Minister of Culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organiza ...

. He was a member of

VIII Riigikogu VIII Riigikogu was the eighth legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 1995 election. Election results Officers Speaker of the Riigikogu: Toomas Savi Toomas Savi (born 30 December 1942 in Tartu, ...

. Kubo studied clarinet at the Viljandi Music School, graduating in 1960, and then graduated from Viljandi Secondary School No. 2 in 1962. In 1970, he graduated from

Tartu State University The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a Public university, public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.Estonian Coalition Party Estonian Coalition Party () was an Estonian centre-right liberal political party. Founded in 1991 by Tiit Vähi, it disbanded in 2002. The party was an observing member of Liberal International from 1998 on. It had contacts with parties like L ...

and compiled the book ''Eesti Koonderakond 1991–2001'' in 2001. Kubo has published articles on theatre and film, compiled the books ''Rahvusooper Estonia 1998–2003'' in 2003 and ''Rahvusooper Estonia 2003–2008'' in 2008, which detailed the history of the

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. Kubo is the chairman of the administrative board of the National Opera Foundation operating at the Estonian National Culture Foundation.

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1944 births Living people Estonian Coalition Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1995–1999 Ministers of culture of Estonia Estonian theatre directors Estonian theatre critics 20th-century Estonian writers 21st-century Estonian writers Estonian non-fiction writers University of Tartu alumni Academic staff of the University of Tartu People from Viljandi Parish Politicians from Viljandi County Estonian male non-fiction writers {{Estonia-1995-Riigikogu-politician-stub