Jaak Aaviksoo

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 1994
Field: Exact Sciences

Membership in Academy Committees: Chairman of the Committee on Energy

Born on January 11, 1954 in Tartu
1971 Tartu Secondary School No. 2
1976 University of Tartu
1981 Cand.Sc. (PhD) in physics and mathematics
1992 Professor
1992–1995 Deputy Rector, University of Tartu
1995–1997 Minister of Culture and Education, Government of Estonia
1998–2006 Rector, University of Tartu
2007–2011 Minister of Defence, Government of Estonia
2011–2014 Minister of Education and Research, Government of Estonia
2014–2015 Member of the Estonian Parliament, Riigikogu
2015–2020 Rector, Taltech