Yoko Alender (born 13 June 1979) is an Estonian architect and politician, member of the XIII, XIV and XV Riigikogu, publisher, educator.
Yoko Alender is standing as a candidate in the June 2024 European Parliament elections on the Reform Party list.
From 1999–2010 she studied at the Estonian Academy of Arts in the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, graduating as a Master of Architecture, and from 2022 she continue her doctoral studies in alternative identities of architects.
Since April 2023, Yoko Alender has been Vice-Chair of the Reform Party faction and member of the Environment Committee.
[1] She has also worked on Buddhism, yoga, mindfulness and personal development, and conducts trainings.
[1] As of 2019, she is a trainer for the Alliance of Her, an empowerment programme for women politicians of European Liberalism and Democracy of ALDE.
She was named after Yoko Ono, John Lennon's wife, because Urmas admired Lennon[6] Together with her father, she was a co-writer and singer of the song "My childhood hero" (a cover of the Finnish band Miljoonasade's song "Lapsuuden sankarille"), recorded by the band Vanemõde.
[7] Yoko's children are Kaarel Bo, Herta Ing, Uma Chantal and Dag Ferdinand.