Toomas Tõniste

Toomas Tõniste (born 26 April 1967) is an Estonian sailor and politician, and the former Minister of Finance.

Career in sports Tõniste competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He won a silver and a bronze medal in the men's 470 class, for the Soviet Union (silver, 1988) and for Estonia (bronze, 1992). He did so with his twin brother Tõnu Tõniste.

Education Tõniste graduated from Tallinn University.

Career in politics Between 2007 and 2015, Tõniste was a member of the 11th and 12th Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia), serving as Chairman of the Committee on Economic Affairs.

On 7 June 2017, Tõniste replaced Sven Sester as Minister of Finance of Estonia.

Other activities European Union organizations European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Member of the Board of Governors

International organizations European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors

Corporate boards State Forest Management Centre, Member of the Supervisory Board (2008-2011)