Mait Klaassen (born 23 January 1955 in Tartu) 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 who served the Minister of Education from 17 March 1997, to 25 March 1999.

Career

Klaassen was the rector of the

Estonian University of Life Sciences The Estonian University of Life Sciences ( Estonian: ''Eesti Maaülikool'', EMÜ) located in Tartu, Estonia, is the former Estonian Agricultural University, which was established in 1951 and renamed and restructured in November 2005. Eesti Maa� ...

1993 until 1998, and again from 2008 until 2022. He has also been a member of the X Riigikogu and the XI Riigikogu.

Achievements

* Order of the White Star, Fourth Class

References

1955 births Living people Estonian Coalition Party politicians Estonian Reform Party politicians Estonian veterinarians Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011 Estonian University of Life Sciences alumni Academic staff of the Estonian University of Life Sciences Rectors of universities in Estonia Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class People from Tartu Politicians from Tartu {{Estonia-politician-stub