Robert Lepikson

Robert Lepikson (14 June 1952 – 1 July 2006) was an Estonian politician, businessman and rally driver/co-driver.

Robert Lepikson
Minister of the Interior
In office 5 May 1997 – 28 January 1998
Prime Minister	Mart Siimann
Preceded by	Riivo Sinijärv
Succeeded by	Olari Taal
Mayor of Tallinn
In office November 1996 – May 1997
Preceded by	Priit Vilba
Succeeded by	Ivi Eenmaa
Personal details
Born	14 June 1952 Tallinn, Estonia
Died	1 July 2006 (aged 54) Rakvere, Estonia
Political party	Centre Party

As a rally driver, he was the Estonian champion three times, winner of the Baltic Cup and was the head of the Estonian motosport league.

As a politician, he switched party memberships several times, having been a member of the Estonian Coalition Party, the Estonian Centre Party and the People's Union of Estonia. He was the mayor of Tallinn for 7 months in 1996 and 1997. He lost his position as a result of conflicts caused by his out-spoken nature regarding fellow politicians in public.

In 1999, he was involved in a scandal in Estonian politics, in which Mart Laar used Edgar Savisaar's picture as a target on a shooting range.

He died of a stroke in 2006.

External links

• Eesti Ekspress: Kogu südamega (in Estonian)
• Robert Lepiksoni Riigikogu liikme lehekülg (in Estonian)