Maris Lauri (born 1 January 1966) is an

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, former

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and a member of the Reform Party. She was the

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Taavi Rõivas Taavi Rõivas (; born 26 September 1979) is a Estonian politician, former Prime Minister of Estonia from 2014 to 2016 and former leader of the Reform Party. Before his term as the Prime Minister, Rõivas was the Minister of Social Affairs fro ...

's first cabinet from November 2014 to April 2015 and later as the Minister of Education and Research in 2016. Before her nomination, Lauri worked as the adviser for the Prime Minister. Previously she has worked as the head economist of Swedbank and for the

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. Lauri was chosen to the

Riigikogu The Riigikogu (; from Estonian ''riigi-'', of the state, and ''kogu'', assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the Prime Minister and Chief Just ...

in the 2015

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with 4,019 personal votes. She was elected again to the Riigikogu in 2019.

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1966 births Finance ministers of Estonia Estonian Reform Party politicians People from Kohtla-Järve Living people Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class Female finance ministers Women government ministers of Estonia 21st-century Estonian politicians Female justice ministers Women members of the Riigikogu Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019 Members of the Riigikogu, 2019–2023 Justice ministers of Estonia 21st-century Estonian women politicians {{Estonia-politician-stub