Date and place of birth: 20 October 1958, Tartu;
Family: Divorced, one son and one daughter;
Education: Miina Haumlrma Gymnasium (former Tartu Secondary School No. 2) 1977; University of Tartu, law 1985 (equivalent to Masters degree)
Career: Southern High Voltage Power Networks, engineer 1985-1990; Association of Tartu Health Care Professionals Trade Unions, Chairman 1990-1993; Professional Association of Estonian Middle-Level Health Workers, legal adviser 1993-1999; Adviser to the Minister of Social Affairs 1999-2002; Nordic Council of Minister Information Bureau, Project Leader 2002; Riigikogu Reform Party Faction, Adviser 2002-2003; Tartu Aviation College, legal adviser 2004;
Party affiliation: People's Party Moderates/Social Democratic Party 1996-, Vice-Chairman; Membership in representative bodies: 11 th; Riigikogu (Chairman of the Social Affairs Committee;2007-2009), 12 th Riigikogu (Deputy Chairman of the Security Authorities Surveillance Committee 2011-2014, Chairman of the Social Affairs Committee 2014-2015), 13 th Riigikogu (Chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee); Tartu City Council 1996-1999, 2002-2007, 2017-, also elected in 2009 and 2013; Social and other activities: Estonian Association of Enterprising Women; SDP Womens Assembly; Kadri, Member of the Board; Association of Senior Social Democrats, Secretary General; articles in the Estonian press
Creative Activities: articles in the Estonian press
Hobbies: film, theatre, swimming, travelling
