Robert Lepikson

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Robert Lepikson (June 14, 1952 – July 1, 2006 ) was an Estonian politician, business man and rally 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.

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.

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.

He died of a stroke in 2006.

Preceded by Priit Vilba

Mayor of Tallinn November 1996 – May 1997

Succeeded by Ivi Eenmaa