Peeter Kreitzberg was an Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

n politician, member of parliament

Riigikogu

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 and a member of the Social Democratic Party

Social Democratic Party (Estonia)

The Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic party in Estonia, led by Sven Mikser. It has been a member of the Party of European Socialists since 16 May 2003 and a member of the Socialist International since November 1990....

. Kreitzberg served as the Estonian Minister of Education and Research

Estonian Minister of Education and Research

The Minister of Education and Research is the senior minister at the Ministry of Education and Research in the Estonian Government...

 from April to November 1995. He also taught at Tallinn University from 1997 to 2011.

Kreitzberg next served as the deputy mayor

Deputy Mayor

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 of Tallinn

Tallinn

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

, the Estonian capital, from 1996 to 1999. He was elected to the Riigikogu

Riigikogu

The Riigikogu is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. All important state-related questions pass through the Riigikogu...

, the nation's unicameral parliament, in 1999. He remained a member of parliament until his death in 2011. Kreitzberg served as the deputy chairman of the Riigikogu for two different tenures, from 2001-2003 and again from 2003-2005. He was also a candidate for President of Estonia

President of Estonia

The President of the Republic is the head of state of the Republic of Estonia.Estonia is a parliamentary republic, therefore President is mainly a symbolic figure and holds no executive power. The President has to suspend his membership in any political party for his term in office...

 in 2001.

Peeter Kreitzberg departed Estonia in October 2011 for an official visit to China, which was scheduled to last from October 28th to November 4th. He was accompanied by three other parliamentarians in the delegation - Kalev Kallo, Maret Maripuu

Maret Maripuu

Maret Maripuu is an Estonian politician, a member of the libertarian Reform Party.From April 2007 until February 2009 she served as Minister of Social Affairs. Previously, she was a member of the Riigikogu from 1999 to 2007, and was Vice President of the Riigikogu from 2006 to 2007...

 and Sven Sester. Kreitzberg died in his Chinese hotel during the official visit on November 3, 2011, at the age of 62.