Siim Kallas is a Soviet and Estonian politician,former Prime Minister of Estonia,and former European Commissioner,as well as a former member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He served as the European Commissioner for Transport between 2010 and 2014. Before that he was the European Commissioner for Administrative Affairs,Audit and Anti-Fraud between 2004 and 2009. In both Barroso Commissions he was also a Vice-President. He was twice appointed the Acting Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro in Olli Rehn's stead,from 19 April 2014 to 25 May 2014 while he was on electoral campaign leave for the 2014 elections to the European Parliament and from 1 July 2014 to 16 July 2014 after he took up his seat.
The Social Democratic Party is a centre-left political party in Estonia. It is currently led by Lauri Läänemets. The party was formerly known as the Moderate People's Party. The SDE has been a member of the Party of European Socialists since 16 May 2003 and was a member of the Socialist International from November 1990 to 2017. It is orientated towards the principles of social-democracy,and it supports Estonia's membership in the European Union. From April 2023,the party has been a junior coalition partner in the third Kallas government.
Same-sex marriage will soon be legal in Estonia. The government elected in the March 2023 election,led by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and consisting of the Reform Party,the Social Democrats and Estonia 200,vowed to legalize same-sex marriage. Legislation was introduced to the Riigikogu in May 2023,and was approved in a final reading by 55 votes to 34 on 20 June. It was signed into law by President Alar Karis on 27 June,and will take effect on 1 January 2024.
Jüri Ratas is an Estonian politician who was the 18th prime minister of Estonia from 2016 to 2021. He was the Leader of the Centre Party from 2016 to 2023,and was the mayor of Tallinn from 2005 to 2007.
Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 4 March 2007. The newly elected 101 members of the 11th Riigikogu assembled at Toompea Castle in Tallinn within ten days of the election. It was the world's first nationwide vote where part of the voting was carried out in the form of remote electronic voting via the internet.
Ene Ergma is an Estonian politician,a member of the Riigikogu,and scientist. She was a member of the political party Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica and,before the two parties merged,a member of Res Publica Party. On 1 June 2016,Ergma announced her resignation from the party,because the party had lost its identity and turned populist.
The Estonian United Left Party is a political party in Estonia representing the Russian minority in Estonia. Through the Estonian Left Party,the party,founded in 2008,is the direct descendant of the Communist Party of Estonia,the former ruling party of Estonia during the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic period.
Valdo Randpere is an Estonian politician,musician and businessman.
Siim Valmar Kiisler is an Estonian politician,a member of the Parempoolsed,former member of Isamaa.
Urmas Reinsalu is an Estonian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2022 to 2023 and previously from 2019 to 2021. Before that,Urmas has served as the Minister of Defence between 2012 and 2014,and Minister of Justice from 2015 to 2019. Reinsalu is a member and current leader of the Isamaa ("Fatherland") political party,and was the party leader from 2012 to 2015.
Taavi Rõivas is an Estonian politician,former Prime Minister of Estonia from 2014 to 2016 and former leader of the Reform Party. Before his term as the Prime Minister,Rõivas was the Minister of Social Affairs from 2012 to 2014. On 9 November 2016 his second cabinet dissolved after coalition partners,Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica and Social Democratic Party,sided with the opposition in a no confidence motion. At the end of 2020,Rõivas announced quitting politics,and resigned from his parliament seat.
Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 1 March 2015. Advance voting was held between 19 and 25 February with a turnout of 33 percent. The Reform Party remained the largest in the Riigikogu,winning 30 of the 101 seats. Its leader,Taavi Rõivas,remained Prime Minister. The newly elected 101 members of the 13th Riigikogu assembled at Toompea Castle in Tallinn within ten days of the election. Two political newcomers,the Free Party and the Conservative People's Party (EKRE) crossed the threshold to enter the Riigikogu.
Kaja Kallas is an Estonian politician who has been prime minister of Estonia since 2021,and is the first woman to serve in the role. The leader of the Reform Party since 2018,she was a member of parliament (Riigikogu) in 2011–2014,and 2019–2021. Kallas was a member of the European Parliament in 2014–2018,representing the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Before her election to Riigikogu,she was a lawyer specialising in European competition law.
An indirect election took place in Estonia in 2016 to elect the president of Estonia,who is the country's head of state. The Riigikogu —the Parliament of Estonia —elected Kersti Kaljulaid to be the next head of state of Estonia to succeed Toomas Hendrik Ilves,who had served his second and final term as president. Kaljulaid is the first female head of state of Estonia.
Heljo Pikhof is an Estonian politician. She has a been member of the XI,XII,XIII and XIV Riigikogu.
Siim Pohlak is an Estonian businessman and politician. He has been member of XIV Riigikogu.
Maria Jufereva-Skuratovski is an Estonian politician. She has been a member of XIV Riigikogu.
Helle-Moonika Helme is an Estonian musician and politician. She has been member of XIV Riigikogu and XV Riigikogu.
Alar Karis is an Estonian molecular geneticist,developmental biologist,civil servant and politician who,since 11 October 2021,has served as the sixth president of Estonia.
Anti Allas is an Estonian politician. He was the mayor of Võru from 11 November 2013 to April 2023,and is the deputy chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDE) since 5 February 2022. Following the 2023 Estonian parliamentary election,he became a member of the Riigikogu.
