Jana Toom
Jana Toom Mayor of Tallinn | |
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In office 2010–2011 | |
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Born | Jana Tšernogorova 15 October 1966 (age 57) Tallinn, Estonia |
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Political party | Estonian Centre Party (2009–present) |
Website | www |
Jana Toom (born Jana Tšernogorova, formerly Yana Litvinova, Yana Toom; born 15 October 1966) is an Estonian politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2014. She is a member of the Estonian Centre Party.[1]
Born to ethnic Russian immigrant parents, Toom become a naturalized citizen of Estonia in 2008. In the 2015 Estonian elections, Toom was also elected to the Estonian parliament (Riigikogu) with 11,573 votes; she decided to not become MP and kept her MEP seat in the European Parliament instead.[2]
A member of the
In addition to her committee assignments, Toom has been part of the parliament's delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee since 2014. She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital,[4] the European Parliament Intergroup on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights[5] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages.[6]
Toom was re-elected in 2019.[7]
In the 2023 Estonian parliamentary election, she was elected in the Riigikogu electoral district no. 7.
Controversy
In July 2016, Toom was part of a small delegation of MEPs, including
In November 2023, a scandal emerged in Estonia where Yana Toom financed the legal aid expenses of Russian stateless persons deported from Estonia for anti-state activities, so that they could go to court against the Estonian state.[9]
Jüri Ratas, ex-prime minister of Estonia has left the party in 2024 because the pro-russian activities of Jana Toom.
References
- ^ "Yana TOOM". Europarl.europa.eu. 15 October 1966. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- European Voice.
- ^ Mia Bartoloni (February 12, 2021), Movers & Shakers The Parliament Magazine.
- ^ Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital European Parliament.
- ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights.
- ^ Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages European Parliament.
- ^ "Eestist valitud Euroopa Parlamendi liikmed on teada". Pärnu Postimees (in Estonian). 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- ^ Maïa de La Baume (July 4, 2017), Push to crack down on rogue European Parliament missions Politico Europe.
- ^ ERR News [1],