Draft:Rein Sermat

Rein Sermat (born August 17, 1979) is an Estonian entrepreneur, environmental expert, and civic activist. Rein Sermat is also the founder and leader of Enda Eest! MTÜ. He has also been a founding member and leader of the Estonian Arborists Association and a former member of the Estonian Centre Party.

Biography
Rein Sermat was born and raised in Estonia. Not much is known about his educational journey, but he has obtained vocational education. He has worked in various fields, including urban greening, municipal maintenance, landscape construction, environmental monitoring, dendrology, and IT solutions. He has been a long-time manager and co-owner of Grün-E Ltd and is the owner of the Grün-E Environmental Office.

Civic activism
Rein Sermat has been an active member of civil society and has participated in several organizations and projects. He has been a founding member and leader of the Estonian Arborists Association from 2011 to 2015, during which time he developed the arborist profession and promoted the field of arboriculture in Estonia and Europe. He led the association to establish international relations and the association became a member of the EAC (European Arboricultural Council). Among his duties as a leader was also to actively participate in conferences and organize educational seminars.

Through his professional entrepreneurship, Rein Sermat has also been a long-term co-partner in criminal probation-related rehabilitation programs and pilot projects, contributing to the reintegration of citizens into society.

He has been a member of the Estonian Centre Party, but has since left the party. Rein Sermat has founded and led the Enda Eest! MTÜ, the main goal of which is to support civic courage through raising one's legal awareness. The association wants to bring together people who want to stand up for their rights themselves and helps to find help in solving their legal problem. The long-term goal of the association is to integrate legal artificial intelligence into society, thereby increasing citizens' access to law and legal knowledge.

He has also been a regular member of the urban environment and professional associations, such as the MTÜ Estonian Municipal Economy Association.

Personal life
Not much is publicly known about his personal life, but he has shared his interests and opinions on various topics on his social media accounts. For example, he has expressed his support for marriage equality, the fight against climate change, the development of artificial intelligence, and civil rights. He is also interested in movies, music, travel, and cigars, and occasionally publishes opinion pieces in the national media. Rein Sermat's hobbies can be highlighted as painting and an interest in photography of street art.