Kalev Kallo

Kallo in 2011

Kalev Kallo (6 December 1948 – 30 May 2024) was an Estonian politician, convicted criminal[1] and sports executive.[2] He was a member of the XIV Riigikogu. From 1991 he belonged to the Estonian Centre Party.

Life and career

Kallo was born in Tali Rural Municipality on 6 December 1948.

In 1995 he was the minister of roads and communication of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti teede- ja sideminister). He was Deputy Mayor of Tallinn from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2005 to 2007.[2]

Between 2000 and 2008 he was president of the Estonian Boxing Association (Estonian: Eesti Poksiliit).[2]

Kallo was a member of the IX, XI, XII and XIII Riigikogu.

In 2019 he was found guilty related to the bribery case of Edgar Savisaar, after which he lost his parliamentarycimmunity.[3]

Kallo died on 30 May 2024, at the age of 75.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Kallo sentenced". 14 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "ESBL". www.esbl.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Savisaare kaasuses tuli süüdimõistev otsus vaid Kallole". ERR (in Estonian). 14 January 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Suri poliitik Kalev Kallo". ERR. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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