Martin Helme

Tallinn City Districts of Mustamäe and Nõmme

24 April 1976, Tallinn
Married, five children

Education: Tallinn Adult Gymnasium (former Evening Secondary School No. 6) 1995; University of Tartu, history (equivalent to Master’s degree) 2000

Career: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consular Department: foreign service at Estonian embassies in Germany and Ukraine, Policy Planning Division, Foreign and Security Policy Analyst 1995‒2000; Open Estonia Foundation, Programme Manager 2000; Tallinn Kristiine Gymnasium, teacher of history, civic education and philosophy 2000–2002; Rakvere Exhibition House, Director 2002; Chamber of Notaries, Public Relations Manager 2003; Research Centre Free Europe, Head 2003–2004; news portal Delfi, editor of foreign news 2004‒2007; Virumaa Museums, Project Manager 2008–2009; Kunst Publishers, CEO 2009–2015; Minister of Finance 2019–2021

Party affiliation: Estonian Conservative People’s Party 2012–, Chair

Membership in representative bodies: 13^th‒15^th Riigikogu (Chair of Parliamentary Group 2015–2019, 2021, 2023–; Vice-President of the Riigikogu 2021–2023); Tallinn City Council 2017–2018, also elected 2021

Other activities: Guarantee Fund, Supervisory Board 2023–;
leader of the campaign for voting against the accession to the European Union before the referendum of 2003; Estonian Patriotic Movement, founding member 2006, later Chair; founder of opinion portal Terve Mõistuse Sündikaat (Sound Mind Syndicate); Estonian Defence League 1992–; EELC Tallinn Toompea Kaarli Congregation, Member of the Council; numerous articles in the press; regular speaker of Tallinn TV programme “Otse kümnesse” (“Bull’s Eye”) 2018; host of radio talk show “Räägime asjast” (“Let’s Talk Business”) 2016–

Hobbies: jazz music, recreational sports 

9.05.2023