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My aim in politics is to defend our sovereignty, and to safeguard and develop Estonia as a nation state where it is safe for people to live and to realise their potential.
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+372 631 6449
Seniority in days:
5506
Date of birth:
22.06.1975
Place of birth:
Tallinn
Family:
Married, two children
Education:
Tallinn Secondary School No. 37 in 1993;
University of Tartu, law (equivalent to Master’s degree) 1997
University of Tartu, law (equivalent to Master’s degree) 1997
Career:
Ministry of Justice, Specialist 1996–1997;
Office of the President of the Republic: Domestic Policy Adviser 1997–1998, Director 1998–2001;
Political Party Res Publica, Political Secretary 2001–2002;
Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, Lecturer 2001–2002;
Minister of Defence 2012–2014;
Minister of Justice 2015–2019;
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2019–2021, 2022–2023
Office of the President of the Republic: Domestic Policy Adviser 1997–1998, Director 1998–2001;
Political Party Res Publica, Political Secretary 2001–2002;
Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, Lecturer 2001–2002;
Minister of Defence 2012–2014;
Minister of Justice 2015–2019;
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2019–2021, 2022–2023
Party affiliation:
National Coalition Party Isamaa (Pro Patria) / Res Publica / Pro Patria and Res Publica Union / Isamaa 1992–, Chair
Membership in representative bodies:
10th Riigikogu (Chair of Constitutional Committee), 11th Riigikogu (Deputy Chair of Parliamentary Group 2007–2009, Chair of Social Affairs Committee 2009–2011), 12th Riigikogu (Chair of Parliamentary Group 2011–2012, 2014–2015), 13th Riigikogu, 14th Riigikogu (Chair of State Budget Control Select Committee 2021–2022), 15th Riigikogu (Chair of State Budget Control Select Committee);
Tallinn City Council 2002–2003, 2021– 2022, 2025–2026, also elected 2009 and 2013
Tallinn City Council 2002–2003, 2021– 2022, 2025–2026, also elected 2009 and 2013
Awards:
Commander of the Greek Order of the Phoenix 1999;
Grand Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2000;
Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour of France 2001;
Grand Cross of Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania 2013;
Commander’s Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland 2014
Grand Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2000;
Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour of France 2001;
Grand Cross of Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania 2013;
Commander’s Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland 2014
Other activities:
Member of Estonian Real Property Owners Central Union and Estonian Lawyers’ Union;
collection “Urmas Reinsalu: sõnavõtud ajaveebis, meedias ja avalikkuses” (“Urmas Reinsalu: Comments in Blog, Media, and Public”) 2009;
autobiography “Välisminister” (“Minister of Foreign Affairs”) 2021, book “Noateral. Ukraina sõja aasta Eestis ja maailmas. Välisministri vaade” (“On the Knife’s Edge. Ukrainian War in Estonia and in the World. View of a Foreign Minister”) 2023
collection “Urmas Reinsalu: sõnavõtud ajaveebis, meedias ja avalikkuses” (“Urmas Reinsalu: Comments in Blog, Media, and Public”) 2009;
autobiography “Välisminister” (“Minister of Foreign Affairs”) 2021, book “Noateral. Ukraina sõja aasta Eestis ja maailmas. Välisministri vaade” (“On the Knife’s Edge. Ukrainian War in Estonia and in the World. View of a Foreign Minister”) 2023
Hobbies:
literature