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.
Jürgen Ligi is an Estonian politician,former Minister of Foreign Affairs,and a member and the vice-chairman of the liberal Reform Party. He was Minister of Education and Research in Taavi Rõivas' cabinet from 9 April 2015 to 12 September 2016. Previously,Ligi has served as the Minister of Defence from 2005 to 2007 and as the Minister of Finance from 2009 to 2014.
Isamaa is a Christian-democratic and national-conservative political party in Estonia.
Ivari Padar is an Estonian politician. He is a former Minister of Finance,Minister of Agriculture and chairman of the Estonian Social Democratic Party.
Marko Pomerants is an Estonian politician. He was the Minister of the Environment in 2015–2017. Previously,Pomerants has served as the Minister of Social Affairs from 2003 to 2005 and as the Minister of the Interior from 2009 to 2012. Pomerants is a member of the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union.
Hanno Pevkur is an Estonian politician who is currently the Minister of Defence. He is the former chairman of the Estonian Reform Party.
Sven Mikser is an Estonian politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party,he has served as a member of the European Parliament for Estonia since 2019. He previously served as minister of foreign affairs between 2016 and 2019 and minister of defence on two occasions. He also led his party between 2010 and 2015.
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.
Sven Sester is an Estonian politician and former Minister of Finance.
Margus Tsahkna is an Estonian politician,leader of new liberal Estonia 200 party since 19 November 2023,former leader of the conservative Isamaa party,former Minister of Defence in Jüri Ratas' cabinet and Minister of Social Protection in Taavi Rõivas' second cabinet. He was sworn in as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the third cabinet of Kaja Kallas on 17 April 2023.
Urve Tiidus is an Estonian politician,member of the Reform Party and former journalist. She was Minister of Culture in Taavi Rõivas's first cabinet. She has been a member of Riigikogu since 2011. Before that she served as the mayor of Kuressaare.
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.
Taavi Rõivas's first cabinet was the cabinet of Estonia from March 26, 2014 to March 30, 2015. It was a coalition cabinet of free market liberal Estonian Reform Party and Social Democratic Party.
Anne Sulling is an Estonian politician and a member of Riigikogu. She represents the Tartu constituency as a member of the Estonian Reform Party.
Taavi Rõivas's second cabinet was the cabinet of Estonia,in office from 9 April 2015 to 23 November 2016. It was a Triple Alliance coalition cabinet of liberal centre-right Estonian Reform Party,Social Democratic Party and conservative Pro Patria and Res Publica Union.
Hannes Hanso is an Estonian politician and diplomat,a former member of the Estonian Social Democratic Party. Hanso was the Minister of Defence in Taavi Rõivas' cabinet from September 2015 to November 2016. Since 2022,he is the ambassador to China.
The Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia is a government ministry of Estonia responsible for social policies of the country.
Jüri Ratas's cabinet was the 49th cabinet of Estonia,in office from 23 November 2016 to 29 April 2019. It was a centre-left coalition cabinet of Centre Party,Social Democratic Party and conservative Pro Patria and Res Publica Union. It was preceded by the Second Cabinet of Taavi Rõivas,a cabinet that ended when Social Democrats and the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica joined the opposition's no confidence vote against the cabinet. This was the first time since 1999 the liberal centre-right Reform Party were out of the government.
Tartu is an urban municipality of Estonia,in Tartu County. It consists of the city of Tartu,as well as the former Tähtvere Parish bordering the city in the north-west. Prior to the 2017 administrative reform,Tartu held negotiations with all neighbouring parishes,with Tähtvere Parish eventually being the only one to agree to the merge. The municipality is thus separate from the neighbouring Tartu Parish.
