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Minister Of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)
, insignia = Coat of arms of Estonia.svg , insigniasize = 80px , department = Ministry of Foreign Affairs , image = File:Urmas Reinsalu 2017-05-25 (cropped).jpg , incumbent = Urmas Reinsalu , incumbentsince = 18 July 2022 , acting = , formation = 24 February 1918 , first = Jaan Poska , website vm.ee The Minister of Foreign Affairs ( et, välisminister) is the senior minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( et, Eesti Vabariigi Välisministeerium) in the Estonian Government. The Minister is one of the most important members of the Estonian government, with responsibility for the relations between Estonia and foreign states. The Foreign Minister is chosen by the Prime Minister as a part of the government. The current Foreign Minister is Urmas Reinsalu. Office holders See also *Foreign relations of Estonia References {{Reflist External linksMinistry of Foreign Affairs official web site*https://www.un.org/webcast/ga/61/pdfs/estonia-e.pdf Foreign relations of Es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Of Estonia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia ( et, Eesti Vabariigi Välisministeerium) is a Cabinet-level governmental agency in Estonia in charge of conducting and designing Estonian Foreign policy. History The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia was established in 1919 soon after the declaration of independence of Estonia on February 23, 1918. After the occupation of Estonia by the Soviet Union in September 1939 following the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact in August of the same year. After establishment of the Soviet rule in Estonia, the Estonian diplomatic corps remained in exile and while a national government in exile was eventually established, the diplomatic corps in exile remained a separate institution throughout the Cold War era and the two institutions did not recognize each other. Both the Estonian diplomats and the government in exile promoted and called for Estonian independence abroad. Among the Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs in exile were August Rei (1944-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian People's Party (Estonia)
The Christian People's Party ( et, Kristlik Rahvaerakond, KRE) was a political party in Estonia between 1919 and 1931. History The party had its roots in the campaign for the 1918 Constituent Assembly elections, which was contested by a group known as the "Independent Christians".Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p374 The Christian Democratic Party (''Kristlik Demokraatlik Partei'', KDP) was established the following year by the Independent Christians and some defectors from the Estonian People's Party. The new party won five seats in the Constituent Assembly elections that year.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p581 The KDP went on to win seven seats in the 1920 elections, and joined Konstantin Päts' Farmers' Assemblies-led the government on 5 January 1921, being given the Education ministry post. However, the following year it caused a split in the government by introducing a bill to pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmar Lipping
Elmar Lipping (7 March 1906 in Riga – 5 January 1994 in New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...) was an Estonian statesman and soldier. He was Estonian foreign minister in exile from June 3, 1982 to June 20, 1990. References 1906 births 1994 deaths Politicians from Riga People from the Governorate of Livonia Government ministers of Estonia Estonian World War II refugees Estonian emigrants to the United States {{Europe-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Koern
August Koern (27 April 1900 in Uue-Võidu, Viljandi County – 11 January 1989 in Copenhagen) was an Estonian statesman A statesman or stateswoman typically is a politician who has had a long and respected political career at the national or international level. Statesman or Statesmen may also refer to: Newspapers United States * ''The Statesman'' (Oregon), a n ... and diplomat. He was Estonian foreign minister in exile from 1 March 1964 to 3 June 1982. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Koern, August 1900 births 1989 deaths People from Viljandi Parish People from the Governorate of Livonia Government ministers of Estonia Estonian diplomats Danish people of Estonian descent Estonian World War II refugees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksander Warma
Aleksander Warma Cross of Liberty (Estonia), VR I/3 (also Varma; – 23 December 1970) was an Estonian navy officer, diplomat and painter. Biography Aleksander Warma studied at marine schools of Käsmu and Narva, took a deep sea captain's exam in Riga. In 1920, he took the high school exams to the examination committee of the Tallinn Teachers' Seminar. 1920–1924 studied at the dept. of the law of Tartu University, graduated with the 1st-degree diploma, 1928 Master of Law. Member of Estonian Students' Society. In World War I, he served in the Russian Baltic fleet. In Estonian War of Independence, he served in the Estonian Navy, was chief of staff of navy in 1919–1920. After the war was commander of a navy ship Mardus. In 1924–1926, he was assistant to the jurisconsult of the Ministry of War. In 1926 Warma retired as lieutenant commander. In 1926–1927, Warma was Director of the legal bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1927–1931 Director of the Administrative D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Selter
Karl Selter (24 June 1898 in Koeru, Estonia – 31 January 1958 in Geneva, Switzerland) was an Estonian politician and a Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. He served as Minister of Economic Affairs from 1933 to 1938 and as minister of Foreign affairs from 1938 to 1939. His historically most memorable act was to sign a non-aggression and mutual assistance treaty with the Soviet leaders in Moscow in September 1939. This was also his personal and national Estonian most tragic act. It followed a brutal ultimatum from the Soviet Foreign Minister, Vyacheslav Molotov on 24 September. Molotov said to Setler: Estonia gained sovereignty when the Soviet Union was powerless, but you “don’t think that this can last… forever… The Soviet Union is now a great power whose interests need to be taken into consideration. I tell you—the Soviet Union needs enlargement of her security guarantee system; for this purpose she needs an exit to the Baltic Sea … I ask you, do not compel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Seljamaa
Julius Friedrich Seljamaa ( in Sindi – 17 June 1936 in Tallinn) was an Estonian politician, diplomat and journalist. From 1933 to 1936, he was the Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was born in Sindi, Pärnu County. He studied from 1899 to 1902 in Riga and became a teacher and later director at a school in Taali from 1902 until 1909. From 1909 until 1914, he worked at a school in Rakvere. He then moved to Saint Petersburg to study law and work as a journalist. He graduated in 1918. After that he began his diplomatic career shortly after the independence of Estonia in February 1918. Together with Johan Laidoner he became the Estonian representative to the Soviet Union and participated in the negotiations of the Treaty of Tartu in 1919 and 1920. From 1922 until 1928, he was the Estonian envoy in Latvia and in 1925 and 1926 also in Lithuania. From 1928 until 1933, he was the envoy in the Soviet Union. From 1933 until shortly before his death in 1936, he was the Estonian Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Socialist Workers' Party
The Estonian Socialist Workers' Party ( et, Eesti Sotsialistlik Tööliste Partei, ''ESTP'') was a political party in Estonia. History The party was established in 1925 as a merger of the Estonian Social Democratic Workers' Party and former members of the Independent Socialist Workers' Party, which had been banned in May 1924 following a Communist takeover.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p382 Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p579 The two parties had won a combined 20 seats in the Riigikogu in the 1923 elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p586 The 1926 elections saw the new party win 24 seats, making it the largest in the Riigikogu, Although Jaan Teemant of the Farmers' Assemblies party remained Head of State, August Rei of the ESTP became Head of State in December 1928.Nohlen & Stöver, p590 The party remained the largest in the Riigikogu after the 1929 elections, in which it won 25 seats, but Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Rei
August Rei VR III/1 ( – 29 March 1963) was an Estonian politician, the Head of State (''Riigivanem'') of Estonia in 1928–1929, and the Prime Minister in duties of the President of Estonia in the government in exile in 1945–1963. Early life and education August Rei was born in Kurla, Pilistvere parish, Kreis Fellin, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (now Türi Parish, Järva County). Rei studied in the Tartu Emperor Alexander High School (the former State High School of the Livonian Governorate), but graduated from the Novgorod State High School. In 1904–1905 and 1907–1911, studied law in the St. Petersburg University. Beginnings of political influence In 1905–1907, Rei participated in the Russian revolution of 1905. In 1906, he edited the underground paper ''Sotsiaaldemokraat'' (''Social Democrat'') in Tallinn. Between 1912 and 1913, he was in compulsory army service. In 1913–1914 he worked as a lawyer in Viljandi. In 1914–1917 Rei was an artillery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Centre Party (Estonia)
The National Centre Party ( et, Rahvuslik Keskerakond, ''RKE'') was a political party in Estonia. History The party was established in October 1931 as the United Nationalists Party by a merger of the Estonian People's Party and the Christian People's Party.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p384 In January 1932 the Estonian Labour Party joined the merger, with the party becoming the National Centre Party. In February the Landlords' Party also merged into the party. Between them the four parties held a combined 26 seats in the Riigikogu. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p586 In the 1932 elections the new party won only 23 seats, losing to the Union of Settlers and Smallholders, which had recently been established by a merger of the Farmers' Assemblies party and the Settlers' Party. Along with all other political parties, its activities were suspended in 1935 (a year after the 1934 Konstant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihkel Pung
Mihkel Pung ( in Vana-Põltsamaa Parish (now Põltsamaa Parish), Kreis Fellin – 11 October 1941 in , Sverdlovsk Oblast) was an Estonian politician and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia and Speaker of the National Council (upper chamber) from 21 April 1938 to 5 July 1940. Pung was Minister of Finance in 1931. He was arrested during the Soviet invasion of Estonia and sent to Sevurallag (Sosva lager), a Soviet gulag in Sverdlovsk Oblast Sverdlovsk Oblast ( rus, Свердловская область, Sverdlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, formerly known as S .... He died in imprisonment in 1941. References 1876 births 1941 deaths People from Põltsamaa Parish People from Kreis Fellin Landlords' Party politicians National Centre Party (Estonia) politicians Government ministers of Estonia Finance ministers of Estonia Ministers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaan Tõnisson
Jaan Tõnisson (; , – 1941?) was an Estonian statesman, serving as the Prime Minister of Estonia twice during 1919 to 1920, as State Elder (head of state and government) from 1927 to 1928 and in 1933, and as Foreign Minister of Estonia from 1931 to 1932. After the Soviet invasion and occupation Estonia in June 1940, Tõnisson was arrested by the Stalinist terror regime and, like most senior Estonian politicians at the time, was either executed or died in Soviet captivity soon afterwards. Tõnisson was still alive in June 1941, when he is known to have been imprisoned, and interrogated, in Tallinn. The exact date and location of his death and place of burial remain unknown. According to circumstantial evidence, Tõnisson was most probably executed by the Soviet NKVD in the beginning of July 1941. Early life Tõnisson was born on near Tänassilma, Viiratsi Parish, Viljandi County, then part of the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire. He grew up during the Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
