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Mart Siimann's Cabinet
Mart Siimann's cabinet was in office in Estonia from 17 March 1997 to 25 March 1999, when it was succeeded by Mart Laar's second cabinet. Members This cabinet's members were the following: * Mart Siimann – Prime Minister * Riivo Sinijärv Riivo Sinijärv (born 27 May 1947 in Tallinn) is an Estonian politician and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs. Sinijärv is the father of poet and journalist Karl Martin Sinijärv Karl Martin Sinijärv (born 4 June 1971) is an Estonian jou ... – Minister of Interior Affairs * Toomas Hendrik Ilves – Minister of Foreign Affairs * Paul Varul – Minister of Justice * Jaak Leimann – Minister of Economic Affairs References Cabinets of Estonia {{Improve categories, date=March 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mart Laar's Second Cabinet
Mart Laar's second cabinet was a coalition government between the Pro Patria Union, Reform Party and Moderate People's Party in office in Estonia from 25 March 1999 to 28 January 2002, when it was succeeded by Siim Kallas' cabinet. This was the first Triple Alliance government in Estonian history and usually the standard bearer of the nickname. By late 2001, scandals related to the privatization of state-owned enterprises had made the government unpopular, and relations between the Pro Patria Union and the Reform Party deteriorated. When December 2001 the Reform Party entered a coalition with the Centre Party in Tallinn, as a result of which Edgar Savisaar became the mayor, Prime Minister Mart Laar Mart Laar (born 22 April 1960) is an Estonian politician and historian. He served as the Prime Minister of Estonia from 1992 to 1994 and from 1999 to 2002. Laar is credited with having helped bring about Estonia's Economy_of_Estonia#Restoration_o ... decided to resign, as he fel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mart Siimann
Mart Siimann (born 21 September 1946) was the Prime Minister of Estonia from 1997 to 1999, representing the liberal/centrist Estonian Coalition Party.Biography of Mart Siimann at the , accessed 2010-08-17 He was the president of the from 2001 to 2012. Born at , Siimann studied at the |
Riivo Sinijärv
Riivo Sinijärv (born 27 May 1947 in Tallinn) is an Estonian politician and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs. Sinijärv is the father of poet and journalist Karl Martin Sinijärv Karl Martin Sinijärv (born 4 June 1971) is an Estonian journalist and poet. Sinijärv was born in Tallinn. By 2011, he had published 8 poetry books and a cookbook. His poetry has been characterized as etnofuturist, bringing estrangement of lan .... References 1947 births Living people Politicians from Tallinn Ministers of the Interior of Estonia Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Estonia University of Tartu alumni Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class 20th-century Estonian politicians 21st-century Estonian politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1992–1995 {{estonia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Varul
Paul Varul (born 10 December 1952 in Valga) is an Estonian lawyer and politician. He was the Minister of Justice of Estonia 1995–1999. He was involved in drafting all the major legal acts of private law in Estonia (examples include: Law of Property Act, General Part of the Civil Code Act, Family Law Act, Law of Succession Act, Commercial Code, Law of Obligations Act, Bankruptcy Act, Reorganisation Act, Electronic Communications Act etc.). He has also been an expert contributor to the drafting of the National Central Bank Act (Eesti Pank Act) and the legislation regulating the pursuit of business of a credit institution (including the Credit Institutions Act). Currently Varul is a senior partner of the law firm TGS Baltic. He is one of the Founding Members of the European Law Institute The European Law Institute (ELI) is an independent non-profit organisation established to initiate, conduct and facilitate research, make recommendations and provide practical guidance in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaak Leimann
Jaak Leimann (born 1 March 1941 in Võru) is an 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 ...n economist and politician. From 1990 to 1992 and 1996 to 1999, he was Minister of Economic Affairs. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Leimann, Jaak Living people 1941 births 21st-century Estonian economists Government ministers of Estonia Estonian Coalition Party politicians Tallinn University of Technology alumni Academic staff of the Tallinn University of Technology Novosibirsk State University alumni Aalto University alumni People from Võru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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