Hanno Pevkur
Hanno Pevkur | |
|---|---|
Minister of Social Affairs | |
| In office 23 February 2009 – 10 December 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrus Ansip |
| Preceded by | Maret Maripuu |
| Succeeded by | Taavi Rõivas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1977 Iisaku, Estonia |
| Political party | Reform Party |
| Spouse | Helin Pevkur[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
Hanno Pevkur (born 2 April 1977) is an Estonian politician who is currently the Minister of Defence. He is the former chairman of the Estonian Reform Party.
He has served as the
Early life
Pevkur graduated from Järva-Jaani Secondary School and studied law at the Tallinn School of Economics, and at the University of Tartu. Until 2000, Pevkur worked as a lawyer.[2]
Political career
From 2000 to 2005, Pevkur worked in the
On 23 February 2009, Pevkur replaced
10 December 2012, Pevkur was appointed as the Minister of Justice.
From 2014 to 2016, Pevkur was the
On 23 October 2017, Pevkur was elected as a deputy speaker of the Riigikogu to replace Taavi Rõivas, who had resigned following a sexual harassment scandal.[4]
On 13 December 2017, Pevkur announced that he would not run for the chairmanship of the Reform Party anymore in January 2018.[5]
Personal life
Hanno Pevkur is married and has two children – a son and a daughter.[6] In addition to his native Estonian, he speaks Russian, English, German and Finnish.
References
- ^ "Hanno Pevkur: enda soovid on jäänud tagaplaanile". Ajakiri Naised. 15 May 2014.
- ^ Hanno Pevkur's biography on the Riigikogu's web site
- ^ Hanno Pevkur's biography on the Government's web site
- ^ "Eesmaa, Pevkur elected Riigikogu deputy presidents". ERR. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Pevkur not to run for Reform lead again, Kallas not announcing yet". ERR. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Hanno Pevkur's biography on his official homepage
External links
Media related to Hanno Pevkur at Wikimedia Commons
