The Estonian Centre Party is a populist political party in Estonia. It was founded in 1991 as a direct successor of the Popular Front of Estonia,and it is currently led by Mihhail Kõlvart.
The Estonian Reform Party is a liberal political party in Estonia. The party has been led by Kaja Kallas since 2018. It is colloquially known as the "Squirrel Party",referencing its logo.
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.
Jüri Ratas is an Estonian politician who served as the prime minister of Estonia from 2016 to 2021 and as the leader of the Centre Party from 2016 to 2023,and the mayor of Tallinn from 2005 to 2007. Ratas was a member of the Centre Party until switching to Isamaa in 2024.
Isamaa is a Christian-democratic and national conservative political party in Estonia.
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.
Kaja Kallas is an Estonian politician and diplomat. She was the first female prime minister of Estonia,a role she held from 2021 until 2024,when she resigned in advance of her appointment as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The leader of the Estonian 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.
Riina Sikkut is an Estonian 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 had vacated the seat,and left the office on 29 April 2019.
The Kaitseväe orkester,known in Anglophone countries as the Band of the Estonian Defence Forces,is the official military band service of the Estonian Defence Forces. The main task of the band is to play music at all national and military ceremonies. The band's repertoire includes mostly classical and marching music. It is currently made up of 40 musicians. From 1996 to 2019,the conductor of the band was Lieutenant Colonel Peeter Saan. Each year,the band takes part in about 220 concerts,festivals,and ceremonial parades of the Defence Forces. It has also performed at venues abroad in countries like Lithuania,France and Germany. Traditionally,the band holds Autumn and Spring concerts in the Estonia Concert Hall.
Jüri Ratas's second cabinet was the 50th cabinet of Estonia,in office from 29 April 2019 to 14 January 2021. It was a centre-right coalition cabinet of the Centre Party,right-wing populist Conservative People's Party (EKRE) and conservative Isamaa.
Eva-Maria Liimets is an Estonian politician. She served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. She was nominated by the Estonian Centre Party as an independent in January 2021 and officially joined the party on 9 June 2021. Along with all seven cabinet ministers of the governing coalition’s junior partner,she was dismissed on 3 June 2022.
Kristian Jaani is an Estonian politician and a former high-ranking police officer. He served as Minister of the Interior in the cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas from 2021 to 2022. He was nominated by the Centre Party as an independent in January 2021 and officially joined the party on 9 June 2021 and left the party 22 June 2022.
Kert Kingo is an Estonian politician. She served as Minister of Foreign Trade and Information Technology in the second cabinet of Jüri Ratas from 16 May 2019 to 25 October 2019. She resigned after lying over the appointment of an advisor. Kaimar Karu was appointed as her successor. She is affiliated with the Conservative People's Party of Estonia.
Tanel Kiik is an Estonian politician and former cabinet minister.
Signe Riisalo is an Estonian politician. As of 26 January 2021,she serves as Minister of Social Protection in the cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. She is affiliated with the Reform Party.
Alar Laneman is an Estonian politician.
Riina Solman is an Estonian politician. She served as Minister of Population Affairs in the second cabinet of Jüri Ratas from 29 April 2019 to 26 January 2021. The office of Minister of Population Affairs was removed in the cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.
Kaja Kallas's first cabinet was the Cabinet of Estonia between 26 January 2021 and 14 July 2022. It was a grand coalition cabinet of the Reform Party and the Centre Party until 3 June 2022 when Kallas dismissed Centre Party ministers from government after several weeks of disputes between the two parties.
The second cabinet of Kaja Kallas,was the cabinet of Estonia from 18 July 2022 until 17 April 2023 when it was succeeded by the third Kallas cabinet following the 2023 election.
Piret Hartman is an Estonian politician. She served as Minister of Culture in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.
