Riho Terras

Riho Terras
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament
for Estonia
Assumed office
1 February 2020
Personal details
Born (1967-04-17) 17 April 1967 (age 57)
Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
Political partyIsamaa
Alma materUniversity of Tartu
Bundeswehr University Munich
Military service
Allegiance Estonia
Branch/service Estonian Defence Forces
Years of service1991–2018
RankGeneral
Battles/warsIraq War

Riho Terras (born 17 April 1967) is an Estonian politician and a former military officer who is serving as a member of the European Parliament since 1 February 2020. He was the Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces from 2011 to 2018. He was promoted to general in 2017.[1]

He was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019 and took his seat after Brexit.[2]

  1. ^ "President ülendas Tsahkna ettepanekul Terrase kindraliks". ERR. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Eestist valitud Euroopa Parlamendi liikmed on teada". Pärnu Postimees (in Estonian). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.