Member of the Riigikogu

Üldinfo

I have worked as a diplomat, civil servant and entrepreneur, and have taken part in the processes through which Estonia regained its independence and built up its official agencies structure in the 1990s. I have advised the governments of countries carrying out democratic reforms, including Georgia and Ukraine. I took part in the Iraqi Freedom mission in 2003–2004. Areas close to my heart include individual freedoms and human rights, national defence and foreign policy, smart economy and caring businesses. In the Riigikogu, I will mostly dedicate myself to issues of security and foreign policy. I also intend to help repeal senseless regulations and take part in initiatives that take the relations between the citizen and the state to a more human level.

Estonian Reform Party Parliamentary Group
Anti-Corruption Select Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee
Electoral district: Mustamäe and Nõmme districts of Tallinn

Telefon+372 6316680
E-posteerik-niiles.kross@riigikogu.ee

Eerik-Niiles Kross

Võru County, Valga County and Põlva County Electoral District

8 September 1967, Tallinn
Married, one child

Education: Tallinn School No. 21 in 1985; University of Hamburg 1989–1990;University of Tartu, history (cum laude) 1991; University College London School of Slavonic and East European Studies, MA in history 1994; University of Tartu, Institute of Law 2000–2003

Career: Estonian Information Bureau in London, Director 1990‒1991; Estonian Embassy in London, Chargé d’Affaires 1991–1992; Estonian Mission to the UN, Minister-Counsellor 1992; Estonian Embassy in the USA: Chargé d’Affaires 1992‒1993, Minister-Counsellor 1993‒1995; Government Office, Office of the National Security Coordinator, Security Authorities Coordination Director 1995‒2000; Security Adviser to President of the Republic 2001; OÜ Trustcorp, Member of Board, 2000 –2015; Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, Senior Director for Intelligence Institutions Development 2003‒2004; Adviser of the Georgian National Security Council 2007‒2012

Party affiliation: Pro Patria and Res Publica Union 2011‒2014; Estonian Reform Party 2014–

Membership in representative bodies: 13^th Riigikogu 2015–2018, 14^th Riigikogu (Deputy Chair of Study Committee on the Development of Estonian Language Instruction 2019–2021), 15^th Riigikogu (Deputy Chair of Anti-Corruption Select Committee); Tallinn City Council 2013–2015, 2017‒2018, 2019

Awards: Order of the White Star, 3^rd Class 2008; The Presidential Order of Excellence of Georgia 2013. Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal (Great Britain) 2007

Other activities: Estonian Heritage Society and Estonian Reserve Officers’ Association, founding member, reserve officer (Captain); War Graves Commission of Ministry of Defence 2007‒; Estonian Defence League and Estonian Students’ Society; Estonian Former Forest Brothers Association, honorary member;
has advised governments of countries carrying out democratic reforms, including Georgia and Ukraine; participated in Iraqi Freedom mission 2003–2004;
Harvard Law School, scholarship 2018;
books “Vabaduse väravad: valik tekste 1988‒2006” (“Gates of Freedom: Selected Texts 1988–2006”) 2007 and “Kross. Üksikud head mehed” (“Kross. A Few Good Men”, co-author) 2011; has compiled the list “Pro Patria. II. Auraamat langenud ja hukkunud metsavendadele 1944‒1978 (lühinimestik). Tööversioon” (“Pro Patria II. Book of Honour for Killed and Fallen Forest Brothers 1944–1978: (A Short List): Working Version”) 1998 and memoirs of writer Jaan Kross “Kallid krantsid. Kirjad vangilaagritest ja asumiselt Siberis 1946–1954” (“Dear Mutts: Letters from Prison Camps and Exile in Siberia 1946–1954”) 2021; numerous articles in the Estonian and international press

Hobbies: archaeology, heritage conservation, military history, history, Forest Brothers movement, freedom movements of small nations

10.04.2023

Draft legislation led

All draft legislation led

Draft legislation initiated

All draft legislation initiated

Comments

Riigikogu avalduse "Venemaa poolt küüditatud laste tagasitoomiseks Ukrainasse" eelnõu (375 AE) esimene lugemine
Vene riik kasutab Ukrainast röövitud lapsi propaganda eesmärkidel. Vene riigi narratiiv on see, et suurejooneline Vene riik päästab hüljatud lapsed sõjast ja natside käest. Röövitud lapsi demonstreeritakse valitsuse sõda toetavatel rahvakogunemistel, neid näidatakse Vene televisioonist tänamas Vene
Read more

All comments

Interpellations

12.02.2020 Vene Föderatsiooni ideoloogia impordi ehk mõjutustegevuse takistamise kohta Eestis
20.11.2019 Kliimaneutraalsusele ülemineku ja tehnoloogiahüppe ettevalmistamise kohta
26.09.2019 Psühhosotsiaalse kriisiabi kohta
08.03.2018 Õigusliku järjepidevuse kahtluse alla seadmise ja venetumise kohta
21.12.2017 Maksumaksja raha eest saateaja tellimise kohta Pervõi Pribaltiiski Kanalist

All interpellations

Written questions

06.11.2020 Lennuliiklusõiguste ajutise piiramise kohta
17.02.2020 Eesti IT poliitika muutusest
04.12.2017 AS EVR Cargo vagunitest
18.09.2017 Sissesõidukeelust
31.05.2017 Eesti kodakondsuse kohta

All written questions

Votings

All votes

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.

18.04.2024 / 10:07	Did not voteDid not vote	Extending the working time
18.04.2024 / 10:00	PresentPresent	Attendance check
17.04.2024 / 23:35	AbsentAbsent	Rejection	Riigivaraseaduse ja maakatastriseaduse muutmise seadus
17.04.2024 / 22:54	AbsentAbsent	Final vote	Riigikogu otsus „Ettepaneku tegemine Vabariigi Valitsusele esitada Riigikogule elektri tootmisvõimsuste ja elektrivõrkude arendamise tegevuskava energiakindluse tagamiseks Eestis"
17.04.2024 / 22:43	AbsentAbsent	Suspension of the second reading	Riigikogu valimise seaduse muutmise ja sellega seonduvalt teiste seaduste muutmise seadus
17.04.2024 / 22:26	AbsentAbsent	67. motion to amend	Riigikogu valimise seaduse muutmise ja sellega seonduvalt teiste seaduste muutmise seadus
17.04.2024 / 22:20	AbsentAbsent	16. motion to amend	Riigikogu valimise seaduse muutmise ja sellega seonduvalt teiste seaduste muutmise seadus

Associations

Estonian National Opera House Extension Support Group, Democratic Belarus Support Group, Tibet Support Group, Support Group for Combating False Information, Defence League Support Group, Victims and Freedom Fighters of Repression Support Group, Estonian Diaspora Support Group, Forest Brothers Tradition and Forest Brothers’ Families Support Group, National Culture Support Culture, Nordic Countries Support Group, South Eastern Estonia Support Group, Sacred Natural Sites Support Group, Rail Baltica Support Group, Estonia-Taiwan Support Group

Parliamentary groups

Feedback

Riigikogu

Eerik-Niiles Kross