Helir-Valdor Seeder (born 7 September 1964) is an Estonian politician. He is a member of the

parliament In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

, former chairman of the

Isamaa Isamaa () is a Christian democratic and national conservative political party in Estonia. It was founded on 4 June 2006 under the name of "Pro Patria and Res Publica Union", by the merger of two conservative parties, Pro Patria Union and Res ...

and served as Minister of Agriculture from 2007 to 2014. Seeder has a master's degree in economics from the

Estonian University of Life Sciences The Estonian University of Life Sciences ( Estonian: ''Eesti Maaülikool'', EMÜ) is a public university located in Tartu, Estonia. Its roots trace back to 1802 when the Chair of Agriculture was founded in the University of Tartu. EMÜ is the fo ...

. On 13 May 2017 Seeder was elected the chairman of the

Pro Patria and Res Publica Union Isamaa () is a Christian democratic and national conservative political party in Estonia. It was founded on 4 June 2006 under the name of "Pro Patria and Res Publica Union", by the merger of two conservative parties, Pro Patria Union and Res ...

(later renamed Isamaa).

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1964 births Agriculture ministers of Estonia Estonian University of Life Sciences alumni Government ministers of Estonia Isamaa politicians Living people Mayors of places in Estonia Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011 Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015 Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019 Members of the Riigikogu, 2019–2023 Members of the Riigikogu, 2023–2027 Politicians from Viljandi Politicians from Viljandi County Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class {{Estonia-mayor-stub