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.
Tunne-Väldo Kelam is an Estonian politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Estonia. He is a member of the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union,part of the European People's Party.
Mart Laar is an Estonian politician and historian. He served as the Prime Minister of Estonia from 1992 to 1994 and from 1999 to 2002. Laar is credited with having helped bring about Estonia's rapid economic development during the 1990s. He is a member of the centre-right Isamaa party.
Tiit Vähi is an Estonian politician who was Prime Minister of Estonia from 1995 to 1997. He was also acting Prime Minister for several months during 1992 under the transitional government.
Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 7 March 1999. The newly elected 101 members of the 9th Riigikogu assembled at Toompea Castle in Tallinn within ten days of the election. The elections proved disastrous for the ruling Estonian Coalition Party,which won only seven seats together with two of its smaller allies. Following the elections,a coalition government was formed by Mart Laar of the Pro Patria Union,including the Reform Party and the Moderates. It remained in office until Laar resigned in December 2001,after the Reform Party had left the same governing coalition in Tallinn municipality,making opposition leader Edgar Savisaar new Mayor of Tallinn. The Reform Party and the Estonian Centre Party then formed a coalition government that lasted until the 2003 elections.
Tõnis Lukas is an Estonian politician,former Minister of Culture from 2019 to 2021 and Minister of Education and Research from 1999 to 2002 and from 2007 to 2011.
Sergio "Serge" de la Rama Osmeña III is a Filipino politician and legislator who served as a Senator of the Philippines. He is a grandson of the 4th president of the Philippines,Sergio Osmeña. In his eighteen years in the Senate,Osmeña chaired the most committees and filed the most bills in the history of the institution.
Estonia sent 27 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin,Italy. Half of them competed in cross-country skiing,where Estonia won all of their three Turin Olympic medals. Olympic champion Andrus Veerpalu participated on his 5th Winter Olympics.
The Estonian Olympic Committee (EOK) is responsible for the Estonia's participation in the Olympic Games.
The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the Republic of Estonia.
Lauri Vahtre is an Estonian politician,historian,translator and writer.
Mart is a masculine given name in Dutch,Estonian and less often in English.
Mart Nutt was an Estonian politician and historian,member of the XIV Riigikogu since he was elected in the 2019 Estonian parliamentary election.
Kaido Kama is an Estonian politician,conservationist,and teacher. He served as the Minister of Justice of Estonia from 1992 to 1994,as well as Estonia's Minister of the Interior from 1994 to 1995.
Märt Rask is an Estonian attorney,jurist,and politician who was the Estonian Minister of the Interior from 1995 to 1996,as well as being the Justice Minister in 1992 and from 1999 to 2003 and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Estonia from 2004 to 2013.
This article lists events that occurred during 1997 in Estonia.
Electoral district no. 2 is one of the 12 multi-member electoral districts of the Riigikogu,the national legislature of Estonia. The electoral district was established in 1995 following the re-organisation of the electoral districts in Tallinn. It is conterminous with the districts of Kesklinn,Lasnamäe and Pirita in Tallinn. The district currently elects 13 of the 101 members of the Riigikogu using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 parliamentary election it had 111,135 registered electors.
Electoral district no. 11 is one of the 12 multi-member electoral districts of the Riigikogu,the national legislature of Estonia. The district was established in 1992 when the Riigikogu was re-established following Estonia's independence from the Soviet Union. It was renamed electoral district no. 10 in 1995 following the re-organisation of electoral districts but reverted to electoral district no. 11 in 2003. It is conterminous with the counties of Põlva,Valga and Võru. The district currently elects eight of the 101 members of the Riigikogu using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 parliamentary election it had 70,706 registered electors.
Märt Kubo is an Estonian theatre pedagogue,critic and politician. In 1992,he was Minister of Culture. He was a member of VIII Riigikogu.
Toivo Asmer is an Estonian entrepreneur,former racing driver,motorsports promoter,musician and politician. From 1999 until 2003,he was Minister of Regional Affairs of the Republic of Estonia. He was a member of IX Riigikogu. His son is racing driver Marko Asmer.
