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Paul-Eerik Rummo
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Paul-Eerik Rummo in 2011.
Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs
In office
2003–2007
Prime Minister Juhan Parts
Andrus Ansip
Preceded by Eldar Efendijev
Succeeded by Urve Palo
Minister of Culture and Education
In office
1992–1994
Prime Minister Mart Laar
Preceded by Rein Loik
Succeeded by Peeter Olesk
Personal details
Born (1942-01-19) 19 January 1942 (age 82)
Tallinn, Estonia
Spouse Viiu Härm
Children 3

Paul-Eerik Rummo (born January 19, 1942) is an Estonian poet, playwright, translator and politician who was the former Estonian Minister of Culture and Education, as well as the former Estonian Minister of Population Affairs.

Rummo was born in Tallinn, the son of Estonian writer Paul Rummo. Paul-Eerik studied literature at the University of Tartu, graduating in 1965. Rummo has worked in Estonian theatres.

Personal life

Paul-Eerik Rummo is married to the actress, poet, author, and translator Viiu Härm. The couple have three daughters.

Legacy

In October 1980, Rummo was a signatory of the Letter of 40 Intellectuals, a public letter in which forty prominent Estonian intellectuals defended the Estonian language and protested the Russification policies of the Kremlin in Estonia. The signatories also expressed their unease against republic-level government in harshly dealing with youth protests in Tallinn that were sparked a week earlier due to the banning of a public performance of the punk rock band Propeller.

In the novel Purge (in Finnish Puhdistus) by Sofi Oksanen, Rummo's poetry becomes a symbol of resistance against Russification in Estonia, sprinkled throughout the narrative.

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