Andi Meister

Andi Meister (* 17 November 1938 in Lüganuse) is an Estonian engineer and politician. Edit LifeQualtext

Andi Meister graduated from the Tallinn Polytechnic Institute in 1962 with a degree in engineering and engineering.

Subsequently, he was involved in the management of the traffic routes of Kohtla-Järve and the Ministry of Autotransport and Transport Infrastructure of the Estonian SSR.

At the beginning of 1990, masters of the democratic independence movement of Estonia, which demanded free elections and the detachment from the Soviet Union, joined. Between 1990 and 1992, Master was head of the International Relations Department of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Estonia. He moved to the Estonian State Chancellery in 1992.

From October 1992 to November 1994 Andi Meister was Minister of Transport and Infrastructure in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Mart Laar. He held this office from November 1994 to April 1995 in the coalition government under Prime Minister Andres Tarand. Master belonged to the "Party of National Independence of Estonia" (Eesti Rahvusliku Sõltumatuse Party - ERSP).

On 28 September 1994, during Master's time as a transport minister, the ferry boat Estonia sank on the trip from Tallinn to Stockholm. More than 850 people were killed in the disaster. Master, after the misfortune, became chairman of the first Estonian-Finnish-Swedish investigation commission, which should investigate the causes of the downfall. He held this post until 1996. He processed his impressions in the book Lõpetamata logiraamat. Mayday Estonia III, which appeared in Tallinn in 1997. Privacy Policy

Andi Meister has been married to Ingrid Luik in his second marriage since 1993. Weblinks Edit sourcetext Standard data (person): GND: 1109930259 (PICA, AKS) | VIAF: 51147095078125081860 | Wikipedia People Search

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