Valeri Kois
Valeri Kois is an Estonian politician, most notable for voting for the Estonian [restoration of Independence].
He was born in Tallinn, but moved to Leningrad Oblast at an early age, where he graduated from the Institute of High School and Civil Engineers. After leaving military service in 1976, he settled in Kohtla-Järve.
Kois initially worked at Kohtla-Järve Road Repair and Construction Authority. At the beginning of 1990, he was the secretary of the Kohtla-Järve Regional Branch of the Communist Party of Estonia.
From 1990 [Estonian Supreme Soviet election|1990] to 1992, he was a member of the Supreme Soviet of Estonia. He voted for the restoration of Estonia's independence.
Kois is self-employed and lives in Kuremäe.
Awards
- 2002: Order of [the National Coat of Arms|5th Class of the Estonian Order of the National Coat of Arms]
- 2006: 3rd Class of the Estonian Order of the National Coat of Arms