Margus Hanson (born 6 January 1958) 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 was the

Estonian Minister of Defence The Minister of Defence ('' Estonian: Kaitseminister'') is the senior minister at the Ministry of Defence (''Kaitseministeerium'') in the Estonian Government. The minister is one of the most important members of the Estonian government, with ...

from 2003 to 2004. He is a member of the

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 ...

Career

Hanson was born 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 ...

. Between 1997 and 2003, he was a Vice-Mayor of

. He has been a member of Riigikogu since 2004 and was the

defense minister A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

of Estonia from 2003 until 2004.

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1958 births Living people Politicians from Tartu Defence Ministers of Estonia 20th-century Estonian politicians 21st-century Estonian politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015 {{Estonia-politician-stub