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First Ladies And Gentlemen Of Estonia
The spouse of the president of Estonia is the wife or husband of the president of Estonia. Estonia's current president's spouse is Sirje Karis, wife of president Alar Karis. Spouses of presidents of Estonia See also *President of Estonia References * Politics of Estonia Presidents of Estonia Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
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Sirje Karis
Sirje may refer to: Places * Širje, settlement in Slovenia *Veliko Širje, settlement in Slovenia People * Sirje Eichelmann (born 1955), Estonian track and field athlete *Sirje Endre (born 1945), Estonian journalist, politician and entrepreneur *Sirje Kingsepp (born 1969), Estonian politician and reality TV participant * Sirje Roops (born 1992), Estonian footballer *Sirje Tamul Sirje Tamul (born 31 August 1951 in Viljandi) is an Estonian historian and a lector at the University of Tartu. She received her PhD in 2007. Tamul's main field of research is the history of the University of Tartu between the 19th and the be ... (born 1951), Estonian historian * Sirje Tennosaar (1943–2021), Estonian actress and television presenter {{disamb Estonian feminine given names Feminine given names ...
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Evelin Ilves
Evelin Ilves (''née'' Int, formerly Int-Lambot; born 20 April 1968) is the second wife of President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves. She was the First Lady of Estonia from 9 October 2006 until their divorce on 30 April 2015. She was president of the Estonian Rollerskating Federation from 2008 to 2014. Early life Ilves grew up in Tallinn and graduated from Saku Gymnasium in 1986. In 1993, she received a bachelor's degree in medicine from Tartu University. She is a member of Estonian female corporation Filiae Patriae. Career In her professional life, Ilves has worked in advertising and public relations; she was marketing director of the newspaper Eesti Päevaleht from 1996 to 2001. From 2001 to 2002, she worked for Enterprise Estonia, leading the ''Brand Estonia'' project which developed the widely used slogan and logo ''Welcome to Estonia'' ( :et).
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Politics Of Estonia
Politics in Estonia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary system, parliamentary representative democracy, representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Estonia is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in the Riigikogu, Estonian parliament. Executive power is exercised by the Government of Estonia, government, which is led by the Prime Minister of Estonia, prime minister. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Estonia is a member of United Nations, the European Union, and NATO. History The Estonian Declaration of Independence was issued on 21 February 1918. A parliamentary republic was formed by the Estonian Constituent Assembly and the first Constitution of Estonia was adopted on June 15, 1920. The Parliament of Estonia (State Assembly) elected a Riigivanem who acted both as Head of Government and Head of State. During the Era of Silence, political parties were banned and the parli ...
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Spouses Of Presidents Of Estonia
A spouse is a significant other in a marriage. In certain contexts, it can also apply to a civil union or common-law marriage. Although a spouse is a form of significant other, the latter term also includes non-marital partners who play a social role similar to that of a spouse, but do not have rights and duties reserved by law to a spouse. Married The legal status of a spouse, and the specific rights and obligations associated with that status, vary significantly among the jurisdictions of the world. These regulations are usually described in family law statutes. However, in many parts of the world, where civil marriage is not that prevalent, there is instead customary marriage, which is usually regulated informally by the community. In many parts of the world, spousal rights and obligations are related to the payment of bride price, dowry or dower. Historically, many societies have given sets of rights and obligations to male marital partners that have been very different fr ...
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President Of Estonia
The president of the Republic of Estonia ( et, Eesti Vabariigi President) is the head of state of the Republic of Estonia. The current president is Alar Karis, elected by Parliament on 31 August 2021, replacing Kersti Kaljulaid. Estonia is one of the few parliamentary republics in which the president is a ceremonial figurehead without even nominal executive powers. The president is obliged to suspend their membership in any political party for the term in office. Upon assuming office, the authority and duties of the president in all other elected or appointed offices terminate automatically. These measures should theoretically help the president to function in a more independent and impartial manner. The president holds office for five years. They may be elected any number of times, but not more than twice consecutively. In Estonia, the president is elected by the Riigikogu;
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Sirje Karis Võidupühal 2022
Sirje may refer to: Places * Širje, settlement in Slovenia *Veliko Širje, settlement in Slovenia People * Sirje Eichelmann (born 1955), Estonian track and field athlete *Sirje Endre (born 1945), Estonian journalist, politician and entrepreneur *Sirje Kingsepp (born 1969), Estonian politician and reality TV participant * Sirje Roops (born 1992), Estonian footballer *Sirje Tamul Sirje Tamul (born 31 August 1951 in Viljandi) is an Estonian historian and a lector at the University of Tartu. She received her PhD in 2007. Tamul's main field of research is the history of the University of Tartu between the 19th and the be ... (born 1951), Estonian historian * Sirje Tennosaar (1943–2021), Estonian actress and television presenter {{disamb Estonian feminine given names Feminine given names ...
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Kersti Kaljulaid
Kersti Kaljulaid (; born 30 December 1969) is an Estonian politician who served as the fifth president of Estonia between 2016 and 2021. She was also the first and only female head of state of Estonia since the country declared independence in 1918, as well as the youngest president, aged 46 at the time of her election.Former European auditor Kersti Kaljulaid elected president of Estonia
Estonian World, 2 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
Kaljulaid, a state official who at the time served as Estonia's representative in the ,
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Georgi-Rene Maksimovski
Georgi-Rene Maksimovski (born 22 July 1966) is the former and initial First Lady of Estonia, First Gentleman of Estonia, married to President of Estonia, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid since 2011. Born into a Setos, Seto family, he is the son of Nektari and Valve Maksimovski. He also has one sibling. From 1984–1991, he studied at Tallinn University of Technology. Beginning in 1993, Maksimovski worked at the State Infocommunication Foundation where he was employed for 16 years until 2009. In 2004, Maksimovski began to date Kaljulaid and the couple had their first son in 2005, having their second just four years later. They were officially married in 2011. Outside the Presidential Palace (Tallinn), Presidential Palace, Maksimovski owns an apartment in Lasnamäe. Little is known about his daily life, which leads some in the Estonian media to speculate that he is part of the domestic intelligence service. Honours Foreign honours * : ** Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold ...
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Georgi-Rene Maksimovski (cropped)
Georgi-Rene Maksimovski (born 22 July 1966) is the former and initial First Gentleman of Estonia, married to Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid since 2011. Born into a Seto family, he is the son of Nektari and Valve Maksimovski. He also has one sibling. From 1984–1991, he studied at Tallinn University of Technology. Beginning in 1993, Maksimovski worked at the State Infocommunication Foundation where he was employed for 16 years until 2009. In 2004, Maksimovski began to date Kaljulaid and the couple had their first son in 2005, having their second just four years later. They were officially married in 2011. Outside the Presidential Palace, Maksimovski owns an apartment in Lasnamäe. Little is known about his daily life, which leads some in the Estonian media to speculate that he is part of the domestic intelligence service. Honours Foreign honours * : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2 ...
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Ieva Ilves
Ieva Ilves (''née'' Ieva Kupče; born September 13, 1977) is a former First Lady of Estonia, diplomat and cyber security policy expert. Ilves ran as a Latvian candidate for the 2019 European Parliament election. She was the third place candidate for Development/For!, second on the list was Baiba Rubesa, the former CEO of Rail Baltica. She has worked as the head of unit for National Cyber Security Policy and Political Advisor to the State Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of Latvia. She is founding member of different non-governmental organizations institutions focusing on the issues of security, democracy, and human rights. In 2016 she served as First Lady of Estonia, until her husband Toomas Hendrik Ilves was succeeded by Kersti Kaljulaid in October 2016. Education She studied at the University of Latvia and received a master's degree in Political Science. In 2012 Ilves attended Johns Hopkins University in Washington DC. Civil service career In the late 1990s Ilves was ...
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Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Toomas Hendrik Ilves (; born 26 December 1953) is an Estonian politician who served as the fourth president of Estonia from 2006 until 2016. Ilves worked as a diplomat and journalist, and he was the leader of the Social Democratic Party in the 1990s. He served in the government as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1996 to 1998 and again from 1999 to 2002. Later, he was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2006. He was elected as President of Estonia by an electoral college on 23 September 2006 and his term as President began on 9 October 2006. He was reelected by Parliament in 2011. Early life and education Ilves was born in Stockholm, Sweden; his parents Endel Ilves (1923–1991) and Irene Ilves (''née'' Rebane; 1925–2018) fled Estonia after its occupation by the Soviet Union during World War II. His maternal grandmother was a Russian from Saint Petersburg. He grew up in the United States in Leonia, New Jersey, and graduated from Leonia High School in 1972 ...
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