Rene Tammist (born 5 July 1978) is an

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n politician representing the

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(SDE). He was sworn is as the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology in the cabinet of Jüri Ratas on 22 August 2018, succeeding Urve Palo, who resigned from the post.

Background

Before entering the politics, Tammist served as director of the Estonian Renewable Energy Association, a member of the Board of the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators and adviser to the S&D Group in the

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's Industry, Research and Energy Committee.

References

1978 births Living people Politicians from Tartu Government ministers of Estonia 21st-century Estonian politicians {{Estonia-politician-stub