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State Secretary Of Estonia
State Secretary or Secretary of State ( et, riigisekretär) is a higher official, who leads 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 Riigikantselei. Since 2018, State Secretary is Taimar Peterkop. State Secretaries References {{reflist External links Secretary of State riigikantselei.ee Politics of Estonia ... [...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] |
Riigikantselei
Riigikantselei ( en, Government Office) is an executive office of Republic of Estonia. The office's purpose is to support the Republic's executive branch in enacting the political decisions. It is also known for its responsibility to publish Riigi Teataja and its electronic counterpart, Elektrooniline Riigi Teataja. The leader of Riigikantselei is State Secretary of Estonia State Secretary or Secretary of State ( et, riigisekretär) is a higher official, who leads 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 .... References External links * {{Authority control Government of Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taimar Peterkop
Taimar Peterkop (born 20 January 1977 in Tallinn) is an Estonian civil servant. Since 10 December 2018, he is State Secretary of Estonia. Between 2015–2018, he was the head of the Estonian Information System Authority ( et, Riigi Infosüsteemi Amet). References Living people 1977 births Estonian civil servants {{Estonia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Terras
Karl Johannes Terras (9 September 1890 Vaivara Parish (now part of Narva-Jõesuu), Kreis Wierland – 25 February 1942 Kirov Oblast) was an Estonian politician. He was a member of VI Riigikogu (its National Council). In 1916 he graduated St. Petersburg University in law speciality. 1920–1940 he was State Secretary of Estonia State Secretary or Secretary of State ( et, riigisekretär) is a higher official, who leads 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 .... He was also active in Estonian sport life. Between 1934–1940, he was the chairman of Estonian Sport Central Union ( et, Eesti Spordi Keskliit). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Terras, Karl Johannes 1890 births 1942 deaths People from Narva-Jõesuu People from Kreis Wierland Members of the Riiginõukogu 20th-century Estonian lawyers Saint Petersburg State University alumni Russian military personne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmut Maandi
Helmut Maandi (5 June 1906, Sikeldi (now Rapla Parish), Kreis Harrien, Governorate of Estonia The Governorate of Estonia, also known as the Governorate of Esthonia (Pre-reformed rus, Эстля́ндская губе́рнія, r=Estlyandskaya guberniya); et, Eestimaa kubermang was a governorate in the Baltic region, along with th ... – 27 October 1990) was an Estonian statesman. He was chairman of the Chamber of Agricultural Workmen and Small Landowners and served as Secretary of State of Estonia from 1944 to 1945 and from 1949 to 1953, although in exile in Sweden. References 1906 births 1990 deaths People from Rapla Parish People from Kreis Harrien Settlers' Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1932–1934 University of Tartu alumni Estonian World War II refugees Estonian emigrants to Sweden {{Estonia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artur Mägi
Artur Mägi (August 29, 1904 - November 9, 1981) was an Estonian legal scientist and the Chancellor of Justice of Estonia while it was in exile. Biography Mägi studied at the University of Tartu, Faculty of law from 1923 to 1929. In 1944 Mägi fled with his wife to Sweden. From 1953 to 1963 Mägi was a lecturer at the Estonian Scientific Institute ( et, Eesti Teaduslik Instituut). He was also a member of the .Ero Liivik. Tänavu möödub 25 aastat Eesti õigusteadlase Artur Mägi surmast. Eesti Päevaleht ''Eesti Päevaleht'' ''("Estonia Daily")'' is a major daily Estonian newspaper, from the same publishers as the weekly '' Eesti Ekspress''. It has a daily circulation of around 36,000. History and profile ''Eesti Päevaleht'' was founded on 5 Ju ... Retrieved 2017-09-18. From 1949 to 1981 was the Chancellor of Justice of Estonia while it was in exile. Personal life Mägi married Lydia Taevere in 1931. References 1904 births 1981 deaths Estonian emigrants to S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Mark
Heinrich Mark (1 October 1911 – 2 August 2004) was an Estonian politician and Prime Minister of the Estonian Government in Exile. He was Prime Minister in duties of the President of the Republic of Estonia from 1 March 1990 to 6 October 1992, being the last Estonian head of state in exile, as Estonian independence was restored in 1991. Life Mark was one of four brothers: Adolf (1905–1947; died in a Siberian prison camp), Albert (1907–1945; killed as a Forest Brother) and Aksel (1913–2014), who was an agronomist, journalist and Estonian Minister of the Interior in exile between 1962 and 1992. Mark studied in Võru, graduated from the Teachers' Seminar of Tartu. In 1933–1938 he studied at the legal department of the University of Tartu. From 1938 to 1940, Mark was an elementary school teacher. In 1940 he served as solicitor to the barrister P. Sepp in Tartu. In 1941–1943 he practiced as a solicitor in Tallinn. In 1940, after the occupation of Estonia, he was a secr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arved Ruusa
Arved Ruusa (28 August 1900 – 15 December 1992) was an Estonian politician and lawyer. From 1971 to 1990 he was State Secretary of Estonia (in exile). He was born in Vana-Kuuste Rural Municipality. In 1933 he graduated from the University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...'s Faculty of Law. From 1928 until 1935, he was in police service. In 1944, he fled to Sweden. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruusa, Arved 1900 births 1992 deaths Estonian politicians 20th-century Estonian lawyers Estonian police officers Estonian World War II refugees Estonian emigrants to Sweden University of Tartu alumni People from Kambja Parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katrin Nyman-Metcalf
Katrin Nyman-Metcalf (born 7 May 1963) is an Estonian-Swedish legal scholar. From 1990 to 1992 she was the State Secretary of Estonia of the Estonian government-in-exile. She was born in Stockholm to Estonian-Swedish engineer Einar Nyman and Estonian textbook author and drawing teacher . In 1987, she graduated from Uppsala University's Faculty of Law. She defended her doctoral thesis in 1999 also in Uppsala. She was the State Secretary of the Estonian government-in-exile from 1990 to 1992. Since 2010, she teaches at Tallinn University of Technology. References Living people 1963 births Estonian legal scholars Swedish legal scholars Uppsala University alumni Academic staff of the Tallinn University of Technology People from Stockholm {{Sweden-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ülo Kaevats
Ülo Kaevats (29 September 1947 – 30 January 2015) was an Estonian statesman, academic and philosopher. In 1972, he graduated from the Faculty of Physics and Chemistry of the University of Tartu with a qualification from a physicist and a research philosopher. Kaevats obtained a PhD from Vilnius State University in Lithuania. He served for many years (1989–1992, 1995–2000) as editor-in-chief of the Estonian Encyclopaedia, the main national work of reference; earlier, he worked as a research fellow at the Estonian and the USSR Academies of Sciences, mostly in the History of Science field. Until 2011, when he became emeritus, he was professor and chair of philosophy at Tallinn University of Technology (TUT). As a scholar, Kaevats specialized in the Philosophy of Science and the Philosophy of Technology The philosophy of technology is a sub-field of philosophy that studies the nature of technology and its social effects. Philosophical discussion of questions relating to tec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uno Veering
Uno Veering (born 27 October 1949 in Harju County) is an Estonian lawyer. In 1992, he was Minister of State Affairs ( et, riigiminister). 1995–1999, he was State Secretary of Estonia State Secretary or Secretary of State ( et, riigisekretär) is a higher official, who leads 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 .... References Living people 1949 births 20th-century Estonian lawyers 21st-century Estonian lawyers {{Estonia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aino Lepik Von Wirén
Aino Lepik von Wirén (born 28 October 1961 in Stockholm) is an Estonian diplomat. Early life and education Aino Lepik von Wirén was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1961 to poet Kalju Lepik and Asta Lepik. She studied law at University of Surrey graduating in 1985 and undertook further study in law at Stockholm University in 1987. Career From 1987 to 1990 she worked as a lawyer at Örebro Administrative Court, Sweden, moving on to be a prosecutor at Stockholm Office of the Prosecutor from 1990 to 1992. Between 1993 and 1994 she was a legal adviser to the Government of the Republic of Estonia and from 1994 to 1997 was Head of the Human Rights Bureau of the Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was the Representative of Estonia in the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance from 1994 to 1999. From 1997 to 1999 she held the role of Director General of the Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was Representative of Estonia in the Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
