About Jaak Tamm
Lived 1950 – 1999 (aged 48). Jaak Tamm was an Estonian politician and sociologist.
Jaak Tamm (25 February 1950 – 4 January 1999) was an Estonian politician and businessman.
From 1990 to 1991, he was the minister of industry and energetics in Edgar Savisaar's government. He was a member of the Estonian Coalition Party. From 15 April 1992 to 31 October 1996, he was the mayor of Tallinn. From 1998 to his death in 1999 he was mayor of the town of Sillamäe.
He died of heart disease on 4 January 1999.
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Who was Jaak Tamm?
Estonian politician (1950-1999)
When was Jaak Tamm born?
Jaak Tamm was born on 25 February 1950 in Tallinn.
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Jaak Tamm died on 4 January 1999 in Tallinn.
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Jaak Tamm was a politician and sociologist.
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Jaak Tamm was Estonian.
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