Toomas Jürgenstein (born 23 July 1964 in

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village,

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) is an

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n educator and politician. He was a member of the XIII Riigikogu. In 1989 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 biology, and in 1996 in theology. During his studies at the University of Tartu, Jürgenstein worked as a laboratory assistant and engineer at the Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany, and from 1989 to 1992 as a teacher of biology, chemistry and geography at

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Basic School. Since 1996 to he has been teaching in

Hugo Treffner Gymnasium Hugo Treffner Gymnasium ( et, Hugo Treffneri Gümnaasium; abbreviated as HTG) is a secondary school in Tartu, Estonia with special emphasis on science education. Founded by Hugo Treffner, it was the only large secondary school in 19th-century E ...

, mainly religious studies and philosophy. He has also taught philosophy at the Miina Härma Gymnasium and Jaan Poska Gymnasium. He has lectured at the University of Tartu, the Higher Theological Seminary, the

Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church The Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church ( et, Eesti Evangeelse Luterliku Kiriku Usuteaduse Instituut, or et, EELK Usuteaduse Instituut) is a private university in Tallinn, Estonia, established in 1946. It is situat ...

, the Theological Seminary of the Estonian Methodist Church and the

Tartu Academy of Theology Tartu Academy of Theology ( et, Tartu Teoloogia Akadeemia) is a private university in Tartu, Estonia, founded on 16 September 1992. See also * List of universities in Estonia The following is a list of universities in Estonia. Public comprehen ...

. Since 2001 he is a member of Estonian Social Democratic Party. He is a member of student corporation

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Living people 1964 births Estonian schoolteachers Social Democratic Party (Estonia) politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019 University of Tartu alumni People from Pärnu {{Estonia-politician-stub