Kalev Stoicescu

Hiiu County, Lääne County and Saare County Electoral District

2 September 1965, Constanţa, Romania

Divorced, three children

Education: Gustav Adolf Grammar School (former Tallinn Secondary School No. 1) 1983; University of Tartu, mathematics 1990; Tallinn University of Technology, Master of Business Administration 2002

Career: Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1991–2000: Adviser in Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) issues, incl. Deputy Head of the Estonian Delegation during preparations for CSCE Summit in Helsinki 1991–1992, Ambassador to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna 1992–1995, Director General for Policy Planning and member of Estonian-Russian border negotiations delegation, member of Estonian delegation at maritime border negotiations with Latvia 1995–1997, Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to the USA and Canada 1997–2000; Ministry of Defence 2002–2014: Head of Civilian-Military Cooperation Department 2002–2005, Counsellor 2005–2007, Defence Adviser at Embassy of Estonia in Paris 2007–2010 and 2012–2014, Defence Adviser at Permanent Representation to NATO in Brussels 2011; International Centre for Defence and Security, Research Fellow (regional security, Russia’s foreign, security and defence policy) 2014–2023

Party affiliation: Estonia 200 2022–

Membership in representative bodies: 15^th Riigikogu (Chair of National Defence Committee)

Other activities: published numerous reports, analyses and policy studies as Research Fellow, and articles on foreign and security policy

Hobbies: literature on history and geography, theatre, art

17.06.2024