Meelis Kiili

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Estonian Reform Party Parliamentary Group
National Defence Committee
Electoral district: Ida-Virumaa

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Meelis Kiili

Meelis Kiili

Ida-Viru County Electoral District

20 March 1965, Kiviõli
Married, two children

Education: Kiviõli Secondary School No. 1 in 1983; Estonian University of Life Sciences, agricultural energy engineering (equivalent to Master’s degree) 1991; United States Army War College, Master in Strategic Studies 2011

Career: Rakvere Forestry, electrical engineer 1991–1993; Estonian Defence League, Lääne-Viru Unit, Chief of Staff 1993–1994; Baltic Battalion (BALTBAT), Estonian Company, Training Officer 1995–1996; United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Second in Command of Estonian Contingency 1996–1997; Estonian Defence Forces: Peace Operations Centre, Chief of Staff 1997–1998, Commanding Officer 1998–1999, Land Forces Headquarters Operations Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff 2003–2004, Operations Officer, acting Chief of Staff and Land Forces Commander 2004–2005, Chief of Staff, acting Commander of Estonian Land Forces 2006–2006, Deputy Chief of General Staff 2006–2007; NATO Regional Headquarters EASTLANT, Staff Officer in London 2003–2004; Defence Attaché to US and Canada 2008–2010; Commandant of Baltic Defence College 2010–2012; Commander of Estonian Defence League 2012–2019; Estonian Military Representative at NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) 2019–2022

Party affiliation: Estonian Reform Party 2022–

Membership in representative bodies: 15th Riigikogu

Awards: White Cross of the Estonian Defence League, 1st Class 2019

Other activities: Estonian Sports Association Kalev, President 2014–2022, honorary member; Estonian Hunters’ Society; Viru Rotary Club

Hobbies: reading, hunting

19.04.2023

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  • Kaitseväeteenistuse seaduse muutmise seaduse eelnõu (563 SE) esimene lugemine

  • Lugupeetud istungi eesistuja! Hea Leo! Endel Lippmaa ütles kunagi, et mitte alati ei ole tööl tulemusi, aga alati on tagajärjed. See, millest me täna siin räägime, on ju tegelikult tagajärjed, mis on juba pikemat aega valitsemisalas toimunud, kus võtmefunktsioonid on kaitseväe juhatajalt ära võetud,
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Votings

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The attendance check information only shows who were present or absent at the moment of attendance check and not during the whole day of the sitting.
20.03.2025 / 11:43
AgainstAgainst
 Final vote Riigikogu otsus „Ettepaneku tegemine Vabariigi Valitsusele sulgeda Eesti Vabariigi ja Vene Föderatsiooni ajutine kontrolljoon“
20.03.2025 / 10:00
PresentPresent
 Attendance check
19.03.2025 / 18:24
In favourIn favour
 Rejection Kaitseväeteenistuse seaduse muutmise seadus
19.03.2025 / 16:29
AgainstAgainst
 Suspension of the second reading Ehitusseadustiku, halduskoostöö seaduse ja veeseaduse muutmise seadus
19.03.2025 / 14:55
AgainstAgainst
 Suspension of the second reading Välissuhtlemisseaduse muutmise ja sellega seonduvalt teiste seaduste muutmise seadus
19.03.2025 / 14:28
In favourIn favour
 Final vote Perehüvitiste seaduse ja teiste seaduste muutmise seadus
19.03.2025 / 14:00
PresentPresent
 Attendance check

Associations

Ida-Viru County Support Group, Finno-Ugric Support Group, Civil Protection Support Group, Lääne-Viru County Support Group, Manufacturing Industry Support Group, Teachers’ Support Group, Hunters Support Group, Defence League Support Group, Continuing Oil Shale Mining and Refining Support Group, High-quality Close-to-Home School Network Support Group, Estonia-Taiwan Support Group, Sacred Natural Sites Support Group, Nuclear Energy Support Group

Parliamentary groups

Estonia-Syria Parliamentary Friendship Group, Estonia-Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group, Estonia-Iceland parliamentary group, Estonia-Ukraine parliamentary friendship group, Estonia-Israel parliamentary friendship group, Estonia-Canada parliamentary friendship group, Estonia-Great Britain parliamentary friendship group

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