Eino Tamm
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Eino Tamm (born 20 November 1951 in Häädemeeste Parish, Kilingi-Nõmme District) is an Estonian lawyer and former politician, a founding member of the Estonian Coalition Party.[1] He was a member of VII Riigikogu and VIII Riigikogu.[2]
In 1970, Eino Tamm graduated from Nõo Secondary School.[3]
In 1975, he graduated from the University of Tartu with a law degree (cum laude).[1]
In 1989, Tamm graduated from Estonian Business School.[1]
Career
Eino Tamm was a vice mayor of Tallinn from 1990 to 1993.[1]
Tamm was a founding member of the Estonian Coalition Party, founded in 1991.[1]
In 1993, Tamm became a member of the first post-Soviet era legislature of the Estonian Parliament – VII Riigikogu. He was also elected to VIII Riigikogu in 1995. Throughout his career as an MP (1993–1999), Eino Tamm was a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. In VII Riigikogu, he served as Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. In VIII Riigikogu, he served as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Tamm worked actively towards the goal that Estonia would be admitted to NATO and was an ardent promoter of that cause in the Estonian media. Estonia was eventually admitted to NATO in 2004.
