The third cabinet of Kaja Kallas is the current
cabinet
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of
Estonia
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. The cabinet was sworn into office on 17 April 2023 following the
2023 parliamentary election.
Background
In the aftermath of the
2023 Estonian parliamentary election
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, the
Reform Party increased their number of seats, and incumbent
prime minister
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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 ...
opted to open coalition negotiations with
Estonia 200 and the
Social Democrats on 7 March 2023. The decision was predicted by observers, who saw the possibility of a Reform–Estonia 200–SDE coalition as the most likely outcome of the election.
On 7 April,
Lauri Läänemets, the leader of SDE, confirmed that the three parties had come to an agreement, and Kallas revealed the composition of her incoming cabinet the following day.
On 10 April, the coalition agreement was signed between the three party leaders, and Kallas later became prime minister-designate following the approval of the coalition government by the
Riigikogu on 12 April.
Kallas and her third cabinet were sworn into office on 17 April.
Ministers
The ministers of the cabinet were revealed by Kallas on 8 April 2023. The cabinet consists of 13 ministers, seven from the
Reform Party (including the prime minister) and three each from
Estonia 200 and the
Social Democrats.
References
External links
Official Website of Estonian Government
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Cabinets of Estonia
2023 establishments in Estonia
Cabinets established in 2023
Current governments