Aleksei Lotman

Aleksei Lotman (also known as Alex Lotman and Aleks Lotman; born 6 May 1960 in Leningrad) is an Estonian biologist, environmentalist and politician.

Aleksei Lotman in 2011.

From 2010 to 2011 Lotman served as the leader of political party Estonian Greens.[1] From 2007 to 2011, Lotman was a member of Estonian parliament Riigikogu, representing the Estonian Greens. He was also leader of the parliamentary group for Tibet.[2] In the 2011 election, the Greens lost all their parliamentary representation.[3]

Since then he has worked for the Estonian Fund for Nature.[4]

He was awarded the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 5th Class, by the President of Estonia on 6 February 2006.[5]

Aleksei Lotman graduated from the Tartu Miina Härma Secondary School No 2 in 1978, and the Tartu State University as a biologist in 1985.[6]

1991–2000, Lotman served as the vice director of the Matsalu National Park.[6]

Personal life

Alex Lotman is the son of literary scholar, semiotician, and cultural historian Juri Lotman and literary scientist Zara Mints. His brothers are literature researcher and politician Mihhail Lotman and artist Grigori Lotman. Alex Lotman is married to environmentalist Kaja Lotman, they have two daughters and a son.[7]

References
  1. "Aleksei Lotman was elected as the new chairman of Greens' Party in Estonia". The Baltic Course. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  2. "Estonia Forms A New Parliament Support Group for Tibet". Tibet Post International. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  3. "Estonian Elections 2011: Live Blog in English!". Estonian Free Press. March 7, 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  4. "Eesti mahetootja Saidafarm pälvis rahvusvahelise Läänemere-sõbraliku talu tiitli". E24 (Estonia). Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  5. "Teenetemärkide kavalerid". Vabariigi Presidendi Kantselei. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  6. "Lotman, Aleksei (1960)" (in Estonian). Eesti Majanduslugu. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  7. G. Egorov 2011. Внучка великого филолога Ю.М.Лотмана пошла по стопам отца, но не деда.


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