Kristiina Ojuland is an Estonian politician. She was the Foreign Minister of Estonia from 2002 through 2005. She was a member of the Estonian Reform Party from 1995 till 5 June 2013 and from 2009 to 2014 she served as one of the six Estonian MEPs in the European parliament. She was expelled from the Reform Party because of alleged vote rigging on 5 June 2013. She later founded the Party of People's Unity,which failed to gain any seats in the 2015 and 2019 parliamentary election.
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.
Andrus Ansip is an Estonian politician,a member of the European Parliament,the former European Commissioner for Digital Single Market and Vice President of the European Commission,in office from 2014 until 2019. Previously,he was Prime Minister of Estonia from 2005 to 2014 and chairman of the liberal Estonian Reform Party from 2004 to 2014.
Enn Tarto was an Estonian politician who was a leading dissident during the Soviet occupation of Estonia. He was imprisoned from 1956 to 1960,1962 to 1967,and again from 1983 to 1988 for anti-Soviet activity.
Mailis Reps is an Estonian politician,a member of the Estonian Centre Party. She served as the Minister of Education and Research from 2002 to 2003,2005 to 2007 and 2016 to 2020.
Mart Nutt was an Estonian politician and historian,member of the XIV Riigikogu since he was elected in the 2019 Estonian parliamentary election.
Kaja Kallas is an Estonian politician and the current prime minister of Estonia since 2021,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.
Indrek Saar is an Estonian actor and politician. He has been the leader of the Social Democratic Party from 2019 to 2022 and the Minister of Culture of Estonia from 2015 to 2019.
Kadri Simson is an Estonian politician from the Centre Party,European Commissioner for Energy in the von der Leyen Commission since 1 December 2019.
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.
Kersti Kaljulaid is an Estonian politician who served as the fifth president of Estonia between 2016 and 2021,and was its first and only female head of state since the country declared independence in 1918. She was also the youngest president,aged 46 at the time of her election.
Liia Hänni is an Estonian astrophysicist,social activist and former politician who voted for the Estonian restoration of Independence.
Alma Rosalie Ostra-Oinas was an Estonian journalist,writer and politician.
Electoral district no. 9 is one of the 12 multi-member electoral districts of the Riigikogu,the national legislature of Estonia. The district was established as electoral district no. 8 in 1995 following the re-organisation of electoral districts. It was renamed electoral district no. 9 in 2003 following another re-organisation of electoral districts. It is conterminous with the counties of Jõgeva and Tartu. The district currently elects seven of the 101 members of the Riigikogu using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 parliamentary election it had 65,898 registered electors.
An indirect election took place in Estonia on 30 and 31 August 2021 to elect the president of Estonia,who is the country's head of state. The Riigikogu —the Parliament of Estonia —elected Alar Karis to serve in the office and he was sworn in as the 6th president on 11 October 2021. The incumbent,Kersti Kaljulaid,was eligible to seek reelection to a second,and final,term but failed to gain the endorsement of at least 21 MPs,which is required in order for a candidate to register,as she was outspoken against some of the policies of the government,who thus denied her support.
Terje Trei is an Estonian politician. She has been member of the XI,XII and XIII Riigikogu.
Aivar Kokk is an Estonian politician. He has been member of the XII,XIII and XIV Riigikogu.
Kersti Sarapuu is an Estonian politician. She has been a member of the XIII and XIV Riigikogu.
Ants Paju was an Estonian politician,journalist,athlete,and engineer. He was a member of VIII Riigikogu.
Õnne Pillak is an Estonian politician,representing the Estonian Reform Party since 2001. On 27 January 2021,she became a member of the XIV Riigikogu.
