Rait Maruste (born 27 September 1953, in

Pärnu Pärnu () is the fourth largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet o ...

) 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 former judge, legal scholar and politician. He has been member of IX, X, XI and

XII Riigikogu XII Riigikogu was the twelfth legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu The Riigikogu (; from Estonian ''riigi-'', of the state, and ''kogu'', assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, t ...

. From 1992 until 1998 he was Chief Justice of the

Supreme Court of Estonia The Supreme Court of Estonia ( et, Riigikohus) is the court of last resort in Estonia. It is both a court of cassation and a constitutional court. The courthouse is in Tartu. History During the first independence period (1919-1940) With the F ...

.Former members of the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Estonia (in Estonian). He is a member of

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 ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maruste, Rait 1953 births Living people 20th-century Estonian judges Estonian legal scholars Estonian Reform Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003 Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015 Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019 Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 2nd Class University of Tartu alumni Academic staff of the University of Tartu People from Pärnu