Mart Laar
Mart Laar (born 22 April 1960) is an Estonian politician and historian. He was the Prime Minister of Estonia from 1992 to 1994 and from 1999 to 2002.[1] He is a member of the centre-right Isamaa party.[2]
Mart Laar | |
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9th and 13th Prime Minister of Estonia | |
In office 25 March 1999 – 28 January 2002 | |
President | Lennart Meri Arnold Rüütel |
Preceded by | Mart Siimann |
Succeeded by | Siim Kallas |
In office 21 October 1992 – 8 November 1994 | |
President | Lennart Meri |
Preceded by | Tiit Vähi (acting) |
Succeeded by | Andres Tarand |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 6 April 2011 – 11 May 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Andrus Ansip |
Preceded by | Jaak Aaviksoo |
Succeeded by | Urmas Reinsalu |
Leader of the IRL | |
In office 26 May 2007 – 28 January 2012 | |
Succeeded by | Urmas Reinsalu |
Personal details | |
Born | Viljandi, Estonia | 22 April 1960
Political party | Pro Patria |
Alma mater | University of Tartu |
Mart Laar Media
Laar (center) with Kärt Jänes (left) and Hannes Walter (right) at a discussion of ENE at Horisont magazine's headquarters in 1989.
Laar during an EPP summit in September 2010
Laar and Mikheil Saakashvili at the European People's Party summit in 2010
Minister of finance of Finland Jyrki Katainen, Mart Laar and the chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel in the EPP Summit of 2010
References
- ↑ Page, Kogan Kogan (November 2003). Europe Review 2003/04: The Economic and Business Report - Google Boeken. ISBN 9780749440671. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ "Mart Laar | IRL". Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2016-01-30.