Taavi Aas

Taavi Aas
Mayor of Tallinn
Assumed office
9 November 2017
Preceded by Edgar Savisaar
Personal details
Born (1966-01-10) 10 January 1966
Tallinn, Estonia
Political party Center Party

Taavi Aas (born 10 January 1966) is the Mayor of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, since 9 November 2017.[1] Before that, he served as the Acting Mayor of Tallinn since 30 September 2015. Taavi Aas is a member of the Estonian Center Party. He has served as Vice Mayor of Tallinn since April 2005 and is the Chairman of Estonian Union of the Cities since 2010.[2][3][4]

As the Vice Mayor, he has coordinated the work of Tallinn City Planning Office and Tallinn Transportation Office, managing the reconstruction of Freedom Square (Vabaduse Väljak) and transition to the free public transportation in Tallinn in 2013.

Aas became the Acting Mayor of Tallinn in September 2015 after the suspension of the duties of Mayor Edgar Savisaar by the Harju Land Court.In March 2017 Aas admitted he is ready to run as the candidate for Mayor of the ruling Center Party.[5][6][7]

Political offices
Preceded by
Edgar Savisaar		 Mayor of Tallinn
2015		 Incumbent

References

  1. ↑ https://www.err.ee/641732/fotod-linnavolikogu-valis-taavi-aasa-tallinna-linnapeaks
  2. ↑ "Taavi Aas: diskussioonide aeg on läbi. Reidi tee rajamist toetab enam kui pool tallinlastest". Delfi. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  3. ↑ "Taavi Aas: üle poole tallinlastest pooldab Reidi tee ehitust". Tallinn (in Estonian). Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  4. ↑ "Raivo Aegi vastus: Taavi Aas, kas kiidate korruptsiooni heaks?". Arvamus (in Estonian). Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  5. ↑ ERR (2015-09-30). "Tallinna linnapea kohusetäitja Taavi Aas: vaatame ära, mis toob edasikaebamine". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  6. ↑ ERR, Taavi Eilat | (2017-03-15). "Taavi Aas kinnitas, et tahab saada Tallinna linnapeaks". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  7. ↑ "Taavi Aas' CV > Tallinn". www.tallinn.ee. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
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