Toivo Maimets

Toivo Maimets is an Estonian biologist and cell biology professor at the University of Tartu. From 2003 to 2005 he was the Minister of Education of Estonia, representing the Res Publica Party.

Education

Maimets studied at the Miina Härma Gymnasium and the Tartu Tamme Gymnasium. He graduated in 1975. After graduating from high school he went to study biology at the University of Tartu, graduating in 1980. In 1984 he received a Candidate of Sciences degree at Moscow State University in molecular biology.

Honors

2000 Eesti Kaitseliidu teenetemedal
2001 Order of the White Star, 4th class
2005 Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, 2nd class
2007 Medal of Tartu University
2016 Teadusajakirjanduse sõbra auhind

Personal life

Maimets is married and has three children. His brother, Matti Maimets, is the head of the Infection Department at the Tartu University Clinic. His father, Olev Maimets was a professor of anatomy at the University of Tartu.