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Jevgeni Ossinovski | |
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Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
In office 30 May 2015 –9 June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sven Mikser |
Succeeded by | Indrek Saar |
Minister of Health and Labour | |
In office 14 September 2015 –2 May 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Taavi Rõivas Jüri Ratas |
Preceded by | Rannar Vassiljev |
Succeeded by | Riina Sikkut |
Minister of Education and Research | |
In office 26 March 2014 –9 April 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Taavi Rõivas |
Preceded by | Jaak Aaviksoo |
Succeeded by | Jürgen Ligi |
Personal details | |
Born | Kohtla-Järve,Estonia [1] | 15 March 1986
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Alma mater | University of Tartu (BA) University of Warwick (MA) London School of Economics (MSc) |
Jevgeni Ossinovski (born 15 March 1986) is an Estonian politician,former leader of the Estonian Social Democratic Party. [2]
He is the son of Oleg Ossinovski (et),a prominent railway industrialist who moved to Estonia from Kazakhstan in the 1980s.
London School of Economics and Political Science has awarded him MSc in Comparative Politics (with Distinction) in 2010. [3]
Ossinovski was the Minister of Education and Research from 26 March 2014 to 9 April 2015. [4] Since 14 September 2015 he is the Minister of Health and Labor. [5]
In March 2017,Ossinovski chaired the first ever gathering of the Party of European Socialists’health ministers. [6]
In April 2018,Ossinovski announced that he would step down as minister in order to focus on the party ahead of the 2019 parliamentary election. [7] On 2 May 2018,his cabinet position was passed to Riina Sikkut. [8] After the Social Democratic Party suffered a loss in the election and was left in the opposition,Ossinovski announced that he would stand down as the leader of the party. [9]
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