The Ministry of the Interior of

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( et, Eesti Siseministeerium) is a Ministry in the

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. The current Minister of the Interior is

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. In 2018, Estonia’s ministry of interior planned to introduce the world’s first

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visa in accordance to celebrating its 100 years of

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. 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

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List of Ministers

List of ministers of Internal Affairs since 1990: * Olev Laanjärv (17 April 1990 – 30 January 1992) * Robert Närska (30 January 1992 – 21 October 1992) * Lagle Parek (21 October 1992 – 27 November 1993) *

Heiki Arike Heiki Arike (5 May 1965 – 9 October 2018) was an Estonian politician and a major in the Estonian Defence League, who was also Estonia's Minister of the Interior from 1993 to 1994. Born in Tallinn, Arike studied at the Estonian University of ...

(14 December 1993 – 4 November 1994) *

Kaido Kama Kaido Kama (born 18 December 1957, Viljandi) is an Estonian politician, conservationist, and teacher. He served as the Minister of Justice of Estonia from 1992 to 1994, as well as Estonia's Minister of the Interior from 1994 to 1995. Biography ...

(4 November 1994 – 12 April 1995) *

Edgar Savisaar Edgar Savisaar (31 May 1950 – 29 December 2022) was an Estonian politician, one of the founding members of Popular Front of Estonia and the Centre Party. He served as the acting Prime Minister of Estonia, Minister of the Interior, Minister ...

(12 April 1995 – 10 October 1995) *

Märt Rask Märt Rask (born 19 December 1950) is an Estonian attorney, jurist, and politician who was the Estonian Minister of the Interior from 1995 to 1996, as well as being the Justice Minister in 1992 and from 1999 to 2003 and Chief Justice of the Sup ...

(3 November 1995 – 1 December 1996) *

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 ...

(1 December 1996 – 29 April 1997) *

Robert Lepikson Robert Lepikson (14 June 1952 – 1 July 2006) was an Estonian politician, businessman and rally driver/co-driver. As a rally driver, he was the Estonian champion three times, winner of the Baltic Cup and was the head of the Estonian motospor ...

(5 May 1997 – 28 January 1998) *

Olari Taal Olari Taal (born 7 August 1953) is an Estonian businessman and politician. He was born in Valga, Estonia. In 1971, he graduated from Varstu Secondary School (). In 1976, he graduated from the Tallinn University of Technology as a civil engine ...

(29 January 1998 – 25 March 1999) *

Jüri Mõis Jüri Mõis (born 25 October 1956 in Pärnu) is an Estonian politician and businessman, who was mayor of Tallinn between November 1999 and June 2001, and who was the Minister of the Interior between 25 March and 5 November 1999. He is one of th ...

(25 March 1999 – 5 November 1999) *

Tarmo Loodus Tarmo Loodus (born 18 February 1958 in Lihula) 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 we ...

(9 November 1999 – 28 January 2002) *

Ain Seppik Ain Seppik (born 12 March 1952 in Tallinn) 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 ...

(28 January 2002 – 3 February 2003) * Toomas Varek (10 February 2003 – 10 April 2003) * Margus Leivo (10 April 2003 – 13 April 2005) *

Kalle Laanet Kalle Laanet (born 25 September 1965, in Orissaare, Saare County) is Estonian politician and police officer. He is member of XIV Riigikogu. Since 2014 he belongs to Estonian Reform Party. 2002–04 he was police prefect of Tallinn ( et, Tallinna ...

(13 April 2005 – 5 April 2007) * Jüri Pihl (5 April 2007 – 21 May 2009) *

Marko Pomerants Marko Pomerants (born 24 September 1964) is an Estonian politician. He was the Minister of the Environment in 2015–2017. Previously, Pomerants has served as the Minister of Social Affairs from 2003 to 2005 and as the Minister of the Interior f ...

(3 July 2009 – 5 April 2011) *

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) *

Hanno Pevkur Hanno Pevkur (born 2 April 1977) is an Estonian politician who is currently the Minister of Defence. He is the former chairman of the Estonian Reform Party. He has served as the Minister of Social Affairs from 2009 to 2012, as the Minister of ...

(26 March 2014 – 23 November 2016) *

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) *

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) *

Mart Helme Mart Helme (, born 31 October 1949) is an Estonian politician, diplomat and musician who served as the Minister of the Interior from 2019 to 2020. He was the long time chairman of the national conservative Conservative People's Party of Estonia ...

(29 April 2019 – 9 November 2020) *

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 a ...

(18 November 2020 – 26 January 2021) *

Kristian Jaani Kristian Jaani (born 11 December 1976) is an Estonian politician and a former high-ranking police officer. He served as Minister of the Interior in the cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas from 2021 to 2022. He was nominated by the Centre Party ...

(26 January 2021 – 3 June 2022) *

(3 June 2022 – 14 July 2022) *

(18 July 2022 – ...)

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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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