By Plenary Sessions: Madis Timpson
Total Sessions: 41
Fully Profiled: 41
2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The style of discourse is predominantly formal, analytical, and procedural, especially when presenting the summary of the committee meeting. It employs legal terminology and focuses on logical arguments and facts. In the first speech, the tone is inquisitive and legally incisive, demanding analysis to formulate Estonia's position in the international legal dispute. It includes brief, mild sarcasm directed toward a member of the Reform Party.
2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The speaker's style is formal, detailed, and strictly procedural, typical of a committee rapporteur. He relies on logical arguments and factual reporting, carefully listing the institutions consulted, the questions presented, and the voting results (e.g., 7 in favor, 2 against). Emotional or personal appeals are avoided, with the focus remaining on the objective coverage of the legislative process.
2025-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The rhetorical style is formal and deferential, beginning with an address to the session chairman and the President of the Bank of Estonia. The speaker offers a positive appraisal of the presentation ("a very interesting presentation") before posing a specific, analytical question designed to elicit facts and assessments.
2025-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting.
The rhetorical style is factual, well-argued, and logical, centering on legal justifications (proportionality, legitimacy). The tone is confident and persuasive, employing rhetorical questions to undermine the opponents' standpoints. The discourse is formal and focuses on the substance of the policy rather than emotions.
2025-09-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The style is formal and analytical, drawing heavily on the preamble and specific provisions of the constitution. The tone expresses concern regarding freedom and over-regulation, incorporating both logical arguments (such as proportionality and transparency) and an appeal for personal responsibility. The text concluded with a short, pointed retort aimed at criticizing a colleague.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The rhetorical style is a blend of formal (citing the law) and emotional/dramatic tones. Hyperbole and exaggerated concern ("fear," "call an ambulance") are employed to emphasize the necessity of taking a break and checking on the colleague's status. The appeal is emotional rather than logical.
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style is formal, objective, and informative, focusing on a neutral summary of the commission's work and decisions. The speaker employs a logical structure, referencing the positions of agencies and avoiding emotional appeals, in order to spare the audience from legal-theoretical disputes. The tone is businesslike and procedural.
2025-06-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is defensive and highly argumentative, employing logical counterarguments and international examples to mitigate panic. The tone is critical and occasionally superior, dismissing the opposition's arguments as weak and intellectually shallow. It utilizes rhetorical questions and emphasizes personal experience (as a former Minister of Justice) to bolster its claims.
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The style is strictly formal, neutral, and concise, focusing on conveying the substance of the commission meeting minutes and discussion. The speaker employs a logical, point-by-point structure to highlight the topics debated and questions raised by colleagues, while avoiding emotional or personal viewpoints.
2025-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The tone is analytical and matter-of-fact, emphasizing the need for quick decisions ("at some point, you need to draw a line and move forward"). The speaker uses logical arguments, relying on facts (e.g., the decline in system efficiency) and personal experience (being an employer). The style is formal, while also including blunt assessments, for example, judges' resources must not be wasted on "fluff" or "trivialities."
2025-06-04
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal and polite, starting with an address to the Chair and the presenter. The speaker uses a question format to draw attention to a specific, high-contrast example (€1830 vs €5000), emphasizing the need for a relevant solution.
2025-05-13
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal and respectful, utilizing historical references and personal memory to confirm facts ("if my memory serves me correctly"). The discourse is logical and focuses more on explaining and inquiring about technical and procedural details, rather than making emotional appeals.
2025-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The style is formal, respectful, and analytical, addressing the minister directly and posing specific questions. The tone is concerned, particularly regarding the administrative burden, which the speaker refers to as an "alarming fact." The speaker relies on data and procedural facts rather than emotional arguments.
2025-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal, polite ("Mr. Chairman! Esteemed Minister!") and interrogative, aimed at obtaining specific information. The speaker employs a logical appeal, demanding a clear plan and timeline, while refraining from emotional expressions. The tone is neutral and businesslike.
2025-05-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is professional, analytical, and measured, incorporating both self-criticism regarding earlier work and constructive criticism concerning the current draft bill. The speaker employs formal address and focuses on logical and procedural arguments, such as highlighting the risk of the law lapsing.
2025-04-23
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal and question-based, addressing the minister directly during the plenary session. The tone is professional and concerned, relying on legal authority (the Chancellor of Justice) in its argumentation, and focusing on clarifying a specific political or legal situation.
2025-04-22
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The style is courteous and formal, starting by thanking the presiding officer and the Minister for the report. The speaker utilizes logical argumentation, referencing existing success stories and the questions raised by other colleagues, and concludes with a specific, direct political question regarding the action plan.
2025-04-15
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The speaker employs a formal, respectful, and constructive style, beginning with an expression of gratitude directed at the minister and the presiding officer of the session. The rhetoric focuses on logical and political issues, utilizing an encouraging tone when addressing the resolution of a specific problem.
2025-04-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style is formal and respectful, commencing with praise for the brevity and accuracy of the Chancellor of Justice's report. The rhetoric turns sharp and critical when the question is posed, focusing on a logical and procedural appeal for evaluating the government's actions.
2025-03-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style is formal, objective, and descriptive, fitting the role of a committee rapporteur, focusing on summarizing facts and questions posed by colleagues. The speaker used a brief but firm admonition to silence disruptors in the audience ("Please do not interrupt me!").
2025-03-12
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session
The style is formal, neutral, and procedural, focusing on conveying the discussions and decisions of the Social Affairs Committee. The speaker presents logical arguments, mediating the ministry's explanations regarding the concerns of the Chancellor of Justice and colleagues, while avoiding emotional appeals. The presentation is structured and detailed, strictly adhering to the format required for the committee work overview.
2025-03-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style is polite and respectful (given the address to the Prime Minister), but straightforward and concerned when discussing regional problems. To underscore the seriousness of the situation, the text utilizes both logical policy questions (like the structure for managing bureaucracy) and humor (a reference to considering joining Ida-Virumaa).
2025-01-22
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session.
The style is formal, informative, and procedural, focusing on the neutral conveyance of the Social Affairs Committee's discussions and decisions. The speaker employs a logical approach, relying on facts and the minister's explanations to answer colleagues' questions. In their responses, they are direct, admitting when certain topics were not addressed by the committee.
2025-01-16
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is analytical, precise, and moderately critical. The speaker employs logical appeals, focusing on refining the accuracy of legal terminology and emphasizing facts. He poses a direct, challenging question regarding political inaction: ("Why then has nothing been done?").
2024-12-16
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The style is formal and respectful, utilizing forms of address such as "Mr. Chairman" and "Esteemed Minister." One speaker starts with praise to establish a positive atmosphere, while the other uses a rhetorical question to highlight the risk of misusing taxpayer funds. The appeals are primarily logical and procedural.
2024-12-12
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The style is confident and partially partisan, containing strong praise for the Reform Party. The tone is formal ("Mr. Chairman," "dear rapporteur"), and the speech concludes with a specific and direct question regarding salary optimization.
2024-12-05
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary session.
The style is formal and respectful, addressing the presiding officer and the minister. The rhetoric balances a brief, positive social comment regarding children with specific, logical, and procedural questions concerning the position of the Chancellor of Justice and the costs incurred by the state.
2024-12-04
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is formal, informative, and highly explanatory, particularly when dealing with sensitive subjects. The speaker employs repetition to mitigate concerns (for example, regarding gender transition), stressing that no substantive changes will be implemented. The tone is measured and focuses on logical reasoning, urging colleagues to remain within the scope of the topic and their mandates to ensure constructive work.
2024-12-03
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is defensive and rational, focusing on clarifying facts and refuting counterarguments ("The claim simply doesn't hold water"). Formal and detailed language is employed, introducing specific legal citations and contact information to underscore the logical basis of the arguments. The speaker contrasts their concise, fact-based approach with the opponents' tendency to "passionately miss the mark."
2024-11-20
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The discourse is formal and procedural, focusing on detailed summaries of commission deliberations, questions posed, and ministry clarifications. The tone regarding political matters is conciliatory, avoiding reproach, but resolute in legislative decisions, relying on logical and fact-based reporting. Frequent references are made to consensus and procedural stages.
2024-11-13
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session.
The rhetorical style is highly formal, neutral, and fact-based, focusing on the detailed reporting of the commission's work. The speaker emphasizes strict procedural correctness and refuses to offer a personal opinion, citing the legal acts that govern the role of the rapporteur.
2024-11-06
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The address is formal, constructive, and highly logical, focusing on a detailed explanation of the draft legislation's background, the legal issues involved, and the proposed solution. The tone is positive and collaborative, emphasizing the effectiveness of inter-institutional work. The arguments presented are primarily factual and procedural.
2024-10-23
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The style is formal, structured, and focuses on the detailed reporting of facts from the committee discussions, noting who asked what and who responded. The tone is neutral and procedural, becoming slightly defensive when accused of absence or of concealing a personal opinion. It uses logical appeals, relying on protocols, voting results, and the recollection of exactly what was addressed in the committee.
2024-10-17
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary sitting
The style is formal and courteous, addressing the presiding officer and the rapporteur with respect. The tone is inquisitive and procedural, focusing on the logical explanation and the facts concerning the bill's previous failure. Direct questions are employed, requiring a concise and fact-based response.
2024-10-10
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fourth sitting, plenary session.
The style of discourse is formal, neutral, and procedural. Short, fact-heavy sentences are used to convey the commission's consensus decision. Emotional or rhetorical devices are absent; the emphasis is placed on logical reasoning (the need to discuss the topic further).
2024-10-09
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fourth Session, Plenary Session.
The style is highly formal, neutral, and procedural, focusing exclusively on the transmission of discussions and decisions made within the committee. The speaker refrains from expressing personal opinions to maintain the role of rapporteur, utilizing a logical and fact-based approach. The tone is objective and referential, relying on the figures and slides provided by the minister and experts.
2024-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The style of discourse is predominantly formal, fact-based, and detailed, especially when relaying the content of the committee meeting, where a methodical and neutral tone is employed. Regarding the issue of regional development, the tone is respectful but purposeful, seeking concrete measures from the minister. Instead of emotional appeals, the focus remains on logical and procedural argumentation.
2024-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The style is predominantly formal, respectful, and explanatory. One speaker uses personal legal experience (I am a lawyer myself) to support criticism regarding the legal terminology. The second speaker is strictly procedural and authoritative, focusing on the logical presentation of the bill's history, legal contradictions, and the objectives of the amendments.
2024-09-16
The 15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting.
The style is very formal and procedural, especially when presenting the commission report, focusing on the transmission of facts and the positions of other participants. The speaker repeatedly emphasizes their neutral role, refusing to express personal views to avoid distorting the commission's debate. The language is detailed and often refers back to the protocol and the pre-submitted materials.
2024-09-11
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal, respectful, and analytical, commencing with an expression of gratitude to the minister for the presentation. Questions subsequently become very specific, focusing on data (job forecasts) or procedural details (the effective date). The tone is professional and centers on logical and policy-based discussion.
2024-07-23
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu.
The address is extremely formal, respectful, and ceremonial, deferentially addressing the President, the presiding officer of the session, and the members of the Riigikogu. It is a brief, declarative statement, appropriate for the oath-taking procedure.