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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| File:Mart Laar.png Mart Laar in 2011 | |
| 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 | 22 April 1960
(aged 65) Viljandi, Estonia |
| 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.
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Laar during an EPP summit in September 2010
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Laar and Mikheil Saakashvili at the European People's Party summit in 2010
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Minister of finance of Finland Jyrki Katainen, Mart Laar and the chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel in the EPP Summit of 2010