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Jüri Luik (born 17 August 1966 in
Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...
) 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 by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
n diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of Defence in the
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of
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Jüri Ratas. In addition, he chaired the EPP Defense Ministers Meeting, which gathers the center-right EPP ministers ahead of meetings of the
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(FAC).


Career in diplomacy

Prior to his current position, Luik was from 2003 - 2007 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia to Canada, the United Mexican States and the United States of America. He has been active in Estonian foreign affairs since 1991.


Political career

Luik has held the positions of
Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs , insignia = Coat of arms of Estonia.svg , insigniasize = 80px , department = Ministry of Foreign Affairs , image = File:Urmas Reinsalu 2017-05-25 (cropped).jpg , incumbent = Urmas Reinsalu , incumbentsince = 18 July 2022 , acting = , fo ...
.


See also

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Estonian Defence Forces The Estonian Defence Forces ( et, Eesti Kaitsevägi) are the unified military forces of the Republic of Estonia. The Estonian Defence Forces consist of the Estonian Land Forces, the Estonian Navy, the Estonian Air Force, and the paramilitary E ...


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1966 births Living people Politicians from Tallinn Defence Ministers of Estonia Ambassadors of Estonia to Russia Ambassadors of Estonia to Canada Ambassadors of Estonia to Mexico Ambassadors of Estonia to the United States Permanent Representatives of Estonia to NATO Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Estonia 21st-century Estonian politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1992–1995 {{estonia-politician-stub