Mart Nutt
Mart Nutt (born March 21, 1962 in Tallinn) is an Estonian politician and historian.
Education
In 1980, Nutt graduated from Tallinn Nõmme Gymnasium and later from Tartu University in 1985 with a Master's degree in History and Ethnography. In 1988 he received a PhD.
On 16 December 2011 he defended his PhD thesis in Tallinn University of Technology on the topic "Power of Estonian Parliament, the Formation and Implementation of the Foreign Relations"[1]
Work
In 1988-1991 Nutt was a research director of the Estonian Open Air Museum. In 1991-1992 he was head of department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. In 2003-2004 he was a research director at Jan Tonisson Institute. In 2011 he became a member of the council t Institute of Human Rights.
Politics
He became famous in 1989 in the Independent Youth Organization Res Publica and in 1990 among initiators and founders of The Republican National Coalition. He joined the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union party in 1990.
From 1992 Nutt was a member of VII, VIII, IX, X ja XI Riigikogu and Tallinn City council from 1993 to 1999.
He was included in all configurations of the Constitutional Committee of the Riigikogu (VII Riigikogu Committee) and European Union Affairs.
Nutt is a board member of Pro Patria and Res Publica Union, Jan Tonisson Institute, Migration Fund and Estonian Defence League.
At the Estonian parliamentary election in 2011 he was nominated in Mustamäe and Nõmme districts. He collected 1,968 votes in a losing effort.
Social activities
He was a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2007 and of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance beginning in 1998. He was the curator of Estonian Academy of Arts. He served in the Estonian Reserve Officer Association and the Toompea National Defence with the rank of lieutenant.
Orders
Publications
Books
- "Estonian History VI. War for independence".
- "Present Estonia and political system".
Articles
- Linnart Mall - Authoritarian Democrat
- Estonia is a business, social, or nation-state?
- Arabic puzzles
- Change of state regime