Riina Sikkut (born 12 January 1983) 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. She serves as
Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure in the
second cabinet of Prime Minister
Kaja Kallas. She also served as Minister of Health and Labour in
Jüri Ratas' first cabinet. She was sworn in on 2 May 2018, after the former minister
Jevgeni Ossinovski
Jevgeni Ossinovski (born 15 March 1986) is an Estonian politician, former leader of the Social Democratic Party (Estonia), Estonian Social Democratic Party.
Early life and education
He is the son of Oleg Ossinovski (:et:Oleg Ossinovski, et), ...
had vacated the seat, and left the office on 29 April 2019.
Sikkut was sworn in as
Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services.
Some governments have separate ministers for mental health.
Coun ...
in the
third cabinet of
Kaja Kallas on 17 April 2023.
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1983 births
Living people
Social Democratic Party (Estonia) politicians
Government ministers of Estonia
21st-century Estonian politicians
21st-century Estonian women politicians
Members of the Riigikogu, 2023–2027
Women members of the Riigikogu
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