Laine Randjärv (before 2011 Laine Jänes; born 30 July 1964) 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 politician from the
Reform Party.
[CV at Estonian government website]
She was the mayor of
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 ...
from 23 September 2004 to 2007, and previously she was deputy mayor from 2002 to 2004.
[ From 2007 to 2011, she served as the ]Minister of Culture
A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizati ...
in Andrus Ansip
Andrus Ansip (; born 1 October 1956) is an Estonian politician, a member of the European Parliament, the former European Commissioner for Digital Single Market and Vice President of the European Commission, in office from 2014 until 2019. Previo ...
's second government.
See also
*List of first female mayors
According to Anne Hidalgo, Mónica Fein, Célestine Ketcha Courtès and Ada Colau of The World Organization of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) in 2017, in an article titled "Women mayors are ready to stand up and be counted,"
18th and ...
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1964 births
Living people
Estonian Reform Party politicians
Ministers of Culture of Estonia
Mayors of Tartu
Women mayors of places in Estonia
Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011
Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015
Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019
Politicians from Moscow
21st-century Estonian politicians
21st-century Estonian women politicians
Women government ministers of Estonia
Women members of the Riigikogu
Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007
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