The Ministry of the Interior of
Estonia ( et, Eesti Siseministeerium) is a Ministry in the
Estonian Government. The current Minister of the Interior is
Lauri Läänemets.
In 2018, Estonia’s ministry of interior planned to introduce the world’s first
digital nomad visa in accordance to celebrating its 100 years of
independence. The purpose of this visa is to allow non-Estonians access to Estonian services from abroad. This is an addition to groundbreaking initiatives like
e-residency and border-less banking which has listed the
country as one of the most digitally advanced nations of the decade.
List of Ministers
List of ministers of Internal Affairs since 1990:
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Olev Laanjärv
Olev Laanjärv (born 11 March 1942 in Haapsalu) is an Estonian lawyer and politician.
1990–1992, he was Minister of the Interior
An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet ...
(17 April 1990 – 30 January 1992)
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Robert Närska
Robert Närska (born 21 September 1948 in Tartu) is an Estonian economist and politician.
In 1992, he was Minister of the Interior
An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet ...
(30 January 1992 – 21 October 1992)
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Lagle Parek
Lagle Parek (born 17 April 1941) is an Estonian politician. She served as the Minister of the Interior in the first post-soviet government, led by the Prime Minister Mart Laar.
Biography
Lagle Parek was born on 17 April 1941 in Pärnu and was t ...
(21 October 1992 – 27 November 1993)
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Heiki Arike (14 December 1993 – 4 November 1994)
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Kaido Kama (4 November 1994 – 12 April 1995)
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Edgar Savisaar (12 April 1995 – 10 October 1995)
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Märt Rask (3 November 1995 – 1 December 1996)
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Riivo Sinijärv (1 December 1996 – 29 April 1997)
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Robert Lepikson (5 May 1997 – 28 January 1998)
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Olari Taal (29 January 1998 – 25 March 1999)
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Jüri Mõis (25 March 1999 – 5 November 1999)
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Tarmo Loodus (9 November 1999 – 28 January 2002)
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Ain Seppik (28 January 2002 – 3 February 2003)
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Toomas Varek
Toomas Varek (born in 1948 in Rakvere) is an Estonian politician. He has been a member of IX, X and X Riigikogu. In 2003 he was Minister of the Interior of Estonia, Deputy Speaker of the Riigikogu 2005–2006 and Speaker of the Riigikogu 2006– ...
(10 February 2003 – 10 April 2003)
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Margus Leivo
Margus Leivo (28 May 1954, in Räpina – 21 August 2019) was an Estonian politician. He was a member of X Riigikogu. He was the Estonian Minister of the Interior (Estonia), Minister of the Interior from 2003-2005.
He was a member of the People's ...
(10 April 2003 – 13 April 2005)
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Kalle Laanet (13 April 2005 – 5 April 2007)
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Jüri Pihl
Jüri Pihl (17 March 1954 – 3 February 2019) was an Estonian politician, a member of the Social Democratic Party.
From 1993 to 2003 he served as the General Director of Kaitsepolitsei, the central security institution in Estonia. After that, f ...
(5 April 2007 – 21 May 2009)
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Marko Pomerants (3 July 2009 – 5 April 2011)
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Ken-Marti Vaher
Ken-Marti Vaher (born 5 September 1974) is a leading member of the Estonian Pro Patria and Res Publica Union party.
He has served twice as a Minister: as Minister of Justice (2003–2005) and as Minister of the Interior (2011–2014).
Career
Vah ...
(6 April 2011 – 26 March 2014)
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Hanno Pevkur (26 March 2014 – 23 November 2016)
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Andres Anvelt
Andres Anvelt (born on 30 September 1969 Tallinn) is Estonian politician and writer. He belongs to Social Democratic Party.
2003-2006 he was director of Estonian Academy of Security Sciences Police College ( et, Sisekaitseakadeemia politseikolled ...
(23 November 2016 – 26 November 2018)
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Katri Raik
Katri Raik (born 26 October 1967) is an Estonian politician formerly representing the Social Democratic Party. She was sworn in as the Minister of the Interior in Jüri Ratas' cabinet on 26 November 2018, after Andres Anvelt resigned from the p ...
(26 November 2018 – 29 April 2019)
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Mart Helme (29 April 2019 – 9 November 2020)
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Alar Laneman
Alar Laneman (born 6 May 1962) is an Estonian politician. He served as Minister of the Interior in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Jüri Ratas from 18 November 2020 to 26 January 2021. Kristian Jaani was appointed as his successor. He is af ...
(18 November 2020 – 26 January 2021)
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Kristian Jaani (26 January 2021 – 3 June 2022)
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Kalle Laanet (3 June 2022 – 14 July 2022)
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Lauri Läänemets (18 July 2022 – ...)
References
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Interior
Interior may refer to:
Arts and media
* ''Interior'' (Degas) (also known as ''The Rape''), painting by Edgar Degas
* ''Interior'' (play), 1895 play by Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck
* ''The Interior'' (novel), by Lisa See
* Interior de ...
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