Urmas Paet
Urmas Paet | |
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| Member of European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 3 November 2014 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 12 April 2005 – 3 November 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrus Ansip Taavi Rõivas |
| Preceded by | Rein Lang |
| Succeeded by | Anne Sulling (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1974 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Political party | Reform Party |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
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Urmas Paet (born 20 April 1974) is an Estonian politician who was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia from 2005 to 2014. He is a member of the Estonian Reform Party. As of September 2010, Paet has been the longest serving minister since the re-establishment of Estonian independence.[1]
Biography
Paet was born in Tallinn. He graduated from the University of Tartu in 1996 with a BA in political science and continued his graduate studies there, but without obtaining the degree. He had been active in journalism during his studies, and continued in that career until 1999, when he entered politics by joining the Reform Party and becoming professional advisor. He served as the Deputy Mayor of Nõmme (a district of Tallinn) from 1999 to 2003.
In April 2003, when the Juhan Parts government took office, Paet became Estonian Minister of Culture. He remained in that position until April 2005, when the Parts government fell. In April 2005, when the Andrus Ansip cabinet took office, he became Foreign Minister.
Paet is married and has three daughters. He speaks Estonian, German, Finnish and English.
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- 1974 births
- Estonian Reform Party politicians
- Ministers of Culture of Estonia
- Living people
- Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
- Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class
- People from Tallinn
- Recipients of the Order of the Three Stars, 2nd Class
- University of Tartu alumni
- MEPs for Estonia 2014–19