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Urmas ReinsaluHead of the Estonian Foreign Ministry
Date of Birth: 22.06.1975
Country:  Estonia |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Public Service and Political Career
- - 1997-1998: Advisor on Internal Policy to the President of Estonia
- Party Affiliations and Political Leadership
- - 2012: Elected leader of Pro Patria
- - 2007 and 2011: Re-elected to the Riigikogu
- - 2015-2019: Minister of Justice
- Affiliations and Personal Life
- Reinsalu is married and has two daughters, Liisbet and Elsbet.
Early Life and Education
Urmas Reinsalu was born on June 22, 1975, in Tallinn, Estonia. He graduated from Tallinn 37th Secondary School in 1993 and went on to earn a law degree from the University of Tartu in 1997.
Public Service and Political Career
Early Appointments- 1996-1997: Specialist in open law at the Estonian Ministry of Justice and expert on the Constitutional Legal Commission under the Estonian Government
- 1997-1998: Advisor on Internal Policy to the President of Estonia
- 1998-2001: Director of the State Chancellery of the President of Estonia
Party Affiliations and Political Leadership
- 1992: Joined the Res Publica Party- 2002: Chairman of the Res Publica Party
- 2006: Joined the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica (Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit), later renamed Pro Patria (Isamaa)
- 2012: Elected leader of Pro Patria
- 2015: Stepped down as leader of Pro PatriaElected Representation and Ministerial Positions
- 2003: Elected to the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) for the first time
- 2007 and 2011: Re-elected to the Riigikogu
- 2012: Appointed Minister of Defense by President Toomas Hendrik Ilves
- 2015-2019: Minister of Justice
- 2019-2021: Minister of Foreign Affairs- 2022: Re-appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas
Affiliations and Personal Life
Reinsalu is a member of the Estonian Defence League (Kaitseliit), the Estonian Central Union of Owners, and the Estonian Union of Lawyers. He is proficient in Estonian, English, German, Russian, and Finnish.
