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

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.

Robert Lepikson

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.

Robert Lepikson

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.

Robert Lepikson

He died of a stroke in 2006.

References

External links

Eesti Ekspress: Kogu südamega

Robert Lepiksoni Riigikogu liikme lehekülg

1952 births

2006 deaths

Mayors of Tallinn

Politicians from Tallinn

Sportspeople from Tallinn

Estonian rally drivers

Estonian rally co-drivers

Estonian Centre Party politicians

People's Union of Estonia politicians

Ministers of the Interior of Estonia

Estonian Coalition Party politicians

20th-century Estonian politicians

21st-century Estonian politicians

Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007