Toomas Hendrik Ilves

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Toomas Hendrik Ilves
4th President of the Republic of Estonia
In office
October 9, 2006 (2006-10-09) – October 10, 2016 (2016-10-10)
Prime MinisterAndrus Ansip
Preceded byArnold Rüütel
Succeeded byKersti Kaljulaid
Personal details
Born
Toomas Hendrik Ilves

(1953-12-26) December 26, 1953 (age 70)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalityEstonian
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Merry Bullock
Evelin Ilves
Ieva Ilves
Children3
Alma materColumbia University
University of Pennsylvania
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Toomas Hendrik Ilves (born 26 December 1953), is an Estonian politician. He was the President of Estonia from 2006 to 2016.

Biography[change | change source]

Toomas Hendrik Ilves was born on 26 December 1953, in Stockholm, Sweden.

In 1957 he married his first wife, American psychologist Dr. Merry Bullock, and they had one son and one daughter. He got married again in 2004, Evelin Int-Lambot and has one daughter with her. He was elected on 23 September 2006 and began his term as President on 9 October 2006. Evelin and him were divorced on 30 April 2015. He married his third wife on 2 January 2016, Ieva Ilves. He was re-elected as president in 2011.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Estonian President Ilves re-elected". CBS. Archived from the original on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2012-12-08.