2 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁February , ▁President ▁L enn art ▁Mer i ▁named ▁Mart ▁Si im ann ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁Est onian ▁Co al ition ▁Party , ▁the ▁party ▁that ▁V ä hi ▁had ▁helped ▁to ▁form , ▁and ▁which ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁Est onian ▁government ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁dis band ed . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁free - market ▁liberal ▁Reform ▁Party ▁but ▁is ▁not ▁active ▁in ▁politics ▁and ▁has ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁business man . ▁He ▁has ▁expressed ▁opinion ▁that ▁Est onia ▁needs ▁to ▁improve ▁relations ▁with ▁Russia . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : E ston ian ▁business people ▁Category : Pr ime ▁Minister s ▁of ▁Est onia ▁Category : T all inn ▁University ▁of ▁Technology ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Val ga , ▁Est onia ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Co at ▁of ▁Ar ms , ▁ 2 nd ▁Class ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁the ▁Sing ing ▁Revolution ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Est onian ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Serge y ▁Tit ov ▁( born ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 5 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Soviet ▁ro wer . ▁He