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Toomas Tõniste

Politician

Toomas Tõniste is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Toomas Tõniste · Тоомас Тиністе · Тоомас Тынисте · Թոմաս Տինիստե · توماس تونيست · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Тоомас Тиністе · Тынисте, Тоомас · Թոմաս Տինիստե · توماس تونیسته				[sources]
Birth date	1967-04-26				[sources]
Place of birth	Tallinn				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Estonia				[sources]
Country	Estonia				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Toomas				[sources]
Last name	Tõniste				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q620859				[sources]
Position	Minister of Finance (2017-2019) · Riigikogu (member, 2011-2015) · member of the Riigikogu (2007-) · member of the Riigikogu (2011-2015)				[sources]
Education	Kadriorg German Gymnasium · Tallinn University				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Estonian politician and sailor (born 1967)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-08-31

Relationships

Data sources

Every Politician57,897

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,045

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,240

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata349,800

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Тину Тиністе Close Associate	sibling · twin brother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Riigikogu	2007-03-27	-
member of the Riigikogu	2011-03-27	2015-03-23