Aleksander Warma Explained

Aleksander Warma
Birth Date:June 22, 1890
Birth Place:Viinistu, Kreis Harrien, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
Death Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Office:Prime Minister in duties of the President
Term Start:March 29, 1963
Term End:December 23, 1970
Predecessor:August Rei
Successor:Tõnis Kint
Office2:Acting Prime Minister of Estonian Exile Government
Term Start2:1962
Term End2:1963
Office3:Minister of foreign Affairs of Estonian Exile Government
Term Start3:1953
Term End3:1962
Office4:Minister of Justice (acting) of Estonian Exile Government
Term Start4:1953
Term End4:1962
Spouse:1918–1927 Anni Pulk, since 1931 Marta Alep
Alma Mater:Tallinn Teachers' Seminar
University of Tartu

Aleksander Warma VR I/3 (also Varma; – 23 December 1970) was an Estonian navy officer, diplomat and painter.

Biography

Aleksander Warma studied at marine schools of Käsmu and Narva, took a deep sea captain's exam in Riga. In 1920, he took the high school exams to the examination committee of the Tallinn Teachers' Seminar. 1920–1924 studied at the dept. of the law of Tartu University, graduated with the 1st-degree diploma, 1928 Master of Law. Member of Estonian Students' Society.

In World War I, he served in the Russian Baltic fleet. In Estonian War of Independence, he served in the Estonian Navy, was chief of staff of navy in 1919–1920. After the war was commander of a navy ship Mardus. In 1924–1926, he was assistant to the jurisconsult of the Ministry of War. In 1926 Warma retired as lieutenant commander.

In 1926–1927, Warma was Director of the legal bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1927–1931 Director of the Administrative Dept. of Foreign Affairs, 1931–1933 Counsellor of the Estonian Legation in Moscow, 1933–1938 Consul-General in Leningrad (today St. Petersburg), 1938–1939 Estonian Envoy to Lithuania, 1939–1944 to Finland. 1953–1962 Warma was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Acting Minister of Justice, 1962–1963 Acting Prime Minister in duties of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Estonian government-in-exile. Warma served as Prime Minister in duties of the President of the Republic of Estonia March 29. 1963 – December 23, 1970.[1]

Since 1964 he was also Estonian diplomatical representative in Paris.

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  1. http://www.president.ee/en/republic-of-estonia/heads-of-state/5106-aleksander-warma-varma/layout-headofstate.html Aleksander Varma