Toomas Tõniste (born 26 April 1967) is an Estonian sailor and politician, and the former Minister of Finance.
Tõniste competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He won a silver and a bronze medal in the men's 470 class, for the Soviet Union (silver, 1988) and for Estonia (bronze, 1992). He did so with his twin brother Tõnu Tõniste.
Tõniste graduated from Tallinn University.
Between 2007 and 2015, Tõniste was a member of the 11th and 12th Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia), serving as Chairman of the Committee on Economic Affairs.
On 7 June 2017, Tõniste replaced Sven Sester as Minister of Finance of Estonia.
European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors
European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Member of the Board of Governors
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors
Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors
World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors
State Forest Management Centre, Member of the Supervisory Board (2008-2011)
Toomas Tõniste at World Sailing
Toomas Tõniste at Olympics.com