Peeter-Ernst Malvet (born Peeter Ernst Mahlstein; 3 April 1907 – 9 September 1978) was an

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n military soldier, jurist and politician. He was a member of

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, being Secretary of the Chamber of Deputies. Peeter-Ernst Malvet was born Peeter Ernst Mahlstein in

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. He studied at the Department of Commerce of the Department of Law of the

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in 1925 until 1926 and at the Department of Law in 1926 and graduated in 1932. In 1934, he graduated from the

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with a postgraduate course and was promoted to

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. From 1933 until 1936, he was a candidate for the court office of

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Circuit Court. From In 1936 until 1938, he was the secretary of the Estonian Honorary Consulate in

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with Georg Behm. from 1938 until 1940, he was the Secretary of the Secretary of the Chamber of Deputies of the

Riigivolikogu 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 chief ...

. Following the occupation of Estonia during

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, Malvet fled to Sweden in 1943. In 1948, he emigrated to Canada. He died in

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in 1978.

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1907 births 1978 deaths Estonian military personnel Members of the Riigivolikogu University of Tartu alumni Politicians from Narva Estonian World War II refugees Estonian emigrants to Canada {{Estonia-1938-Riigikogu-politician-stub