
Andres Anvelt (born on 30 September 1969
Tallinn
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) is an
Estonia
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n politician and writer. He belonged to
Social Democratic Party
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until 2019.
2003-2006 he was director of
Estonian Academy of Security Sciences Police College ().
2011-2015 he was member of
XII Riigikogu
XII Riigikogu was the twelfth legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu
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. And thereafter member of
XIII Riigikogu
XIII Riigikogu was the thirteenth legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu
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.
2014–2015 he was judicial minister of Estonia ().
He is the grandson of communist revolutionary
Jaan Anvelt
Jaan Anvelt (also known by the pseudonyms Eessaare Aadu, Jaan Holm, Jaan Hulmu, Kaarel Maatamees, Onkel Kaak; in Russian or ; 18 April 1884 – 11 December 1937), was an Estonian Bolshevik revolutionary and writer. He served the Russian SFSR, ...
.
References
External links
Andres Anvelt at Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary
1969 births
Living people
Politicians from Tallinn
Writers from Tallinn
Social Democratic Party (Estonia) politicians
Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015
Agriculture ministers of Estonia
Justice ministers of Estonia
Ministers of the interior of Estonia
University of Tartu alumni
Tallinn University of Technology alumni
Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019
21st-century Estonian writers
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