Andres Sutt (born 11 November 1967) is an

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n politician. He served as Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology in the cabinet of Prime Minister

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. He served as acting

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from June to July 2022.

Early life and education

Sutt graduated ''cum laude'' from the

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in 1993 with a degree in economics and finance. In 2008, he graduated from the Advanced Management Program from

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, and in 2015 with a degree in Negotiations and Leadership from

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Career

From 1992 to 1993, Sutt was the Chief Specialist of Eesti Pank's Central Bank Policy Department. From 1993 to 1996, the Deputy Head of the Banking Supervision Department, and from 1997 to 1999 Deputy Head of the Central Bank Policy Department. From 1999 until 2001, he was the Adviser to the Executive Director of the

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’s (IMF) Nordic-Baltic Constituency and Member of the Board of Directors from 2009 until 2012. Sutt was Senior Adviser to the Executive Director of the

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(EFSF) from 2012 to 2013 and Head of the Banking Division of the

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(ESM) from 2013 to 2016. From 2017 to 2018, he worked as the Director of Regulatory Relations of

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and as a member of the Management Board of the company. In his capacity as interim foreign minister, Sutt summoned the Russian ambassador to Estonia in June 2022 to condemn

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's "completely unacceptable" praise for

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who captured

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, a city that is now Estonian.David Ljunggren (10 June 2022)
Estonia summons Russian envoy to protest Putin remarks
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Recognition

In 2008, Sutt was awarded the

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, Class III.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sutt, Andres Living people 1967 births Politicians from Tartu Government ministers of Estonia Estonian Reform Party politicians 21st-century Estonian politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2019–2023 University of Tartu alumni Harvard Law School alumni Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class