Rein Loik (born 30 July 1950 in

Kehra Kehra is a town in Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, most known for its pulp and paper mill. The town is situated on the banks of the Jägala river, and has a station on the Tallinn-Narva railway. As of January 1, 2021, the town had a popu ...

) is an

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n politician,

mountain climber Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing ...

and sports figure. In 1973 he graduated from

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

in economic cybernetics. From 1975 to 2003 he was active in alpinism, and was also a member of Estonian team of alpinism. From 1989 to 1992 and from 1996 to 1997 he was

Estonian Minister of Education The Minister of Education and Research is the senior minister at the Ministry of Education and Research (''Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium'') in the Estonian Government. The Minister is responsible for administration an ...

. On 17 January 2017, he was elected mayor of

Viimsi Viimsi (german: Wiems) is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Harju County, Estonia, about northeast of the centre of Tallinn, just north of Tallinn's subdistrict Merivälja. Viimsi is the administrative centre of Viimsi Parish. As of the 2011 ...

. On 7 April 2020,

Rõuge Rõuge ( vro, Rõugõ) is a small borough (') in Võru County in southeastern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Rõuge Parish. Rõuge põhikool.jpg, Rõuge school Eesti Ema monument Rõuges.jpg, Monument for Estonian Mother Rõuge ...

rural municipality council elected him as the deputy mayor.

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