Heidy Purga (born 18 March 1975 in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

) is an Estonian radio and television presenter, television director, journalist and politician. She has been a member of the XIII Riigikogu and XIV Riigikogu. Purga was sworn in as Minister of Culture in the third cabinet of

Kaja Kallas Kaja Kallas (; born 18 June 1977) is an Estonian politician who has been serving as the prime minister of Estonia since 2021. The leader of the Reform Party since 2018, she was a Member of Parliament from 2019 to 2021, and previously between 2 ...

on 17 April 2023. From 1994 to 1996 she studied theatre director discipline at Tallinn University. In 2002 she graduated from

Concordia International University Estonia Concordia International University Estonia (CIUE) was a private university in Tallinn, Estonia. It was established in 1993 as the Estonian campus of the Concordia International University, a private institution established in Milwaukee in 1992, ...

in electronic media. She have been the presenter, producer and editor of several television and radio channels. From 2008 to 2015 she was the producer for song contest

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. Since 2014 she is a member of

Estonian Reform Party The Estonian Reform Party ( et, Eesti Reformierakond) is a liberal political party in Estonia. The party has been led by Kaja Kallas since 2018. It is colloquially known as the "Squirrel Party" ( et, Oravapartei). It was founded in 1994 by Si ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Purga, Heidy 1975 births 21st-century Estonian women politicians Estonian radio personalities Estonian Reform Party politicians Estonian television presenters Estonian television producers Estonian women journalists Estonian women television producers Living people Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019 Members of the Riigikogu, 2019–2023 Members of the Riigikogu, 2023–2027 Ministers of Culture of Estonia People from Tartu Politicians from Tartu Tallinn University alumni Women members of the Riigikogu