Indrek Toome
Indrek Toome | |
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Toome in 2008 | |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Estonian SSR | |
| In office 16 November 1988 – 24 December 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Bruno Saul |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Prime Minister of the Estonian SSR | |
| In office 25 December 1989 – 3 April 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Edgar Savisaar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1943 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Died | 28 February 2023 (aged 79) |
Indrek Toome (19 September 1943 – 28 February 2023) was an Estonian politician and entrepreneur. As a top level communist party official, he held several important positions in the leadership of the Estonian SSR. Becoming the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Estonian SSR in 1988, and continuing as the prime minister of the Estonian SSR in 1989, after the renaming of the Council of Ministers to the Government.
For the 1990 Estonian Supreme Soviet election, Toome organized a list Democratic alliance "Free Estonia" which got 15 seats out of 105 and ended up in opposition with the election winners Popular Front, who formed the new government.
In free Estonia Toome worked as a real estate businessman. Among other things, he was the major owner of Viru Keskus.