Kalle Laanet (born 25 September 1965) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n politician and police officer. He is member of

XIV Riigikogu XIV Riigikogu is the 14th legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 2019 Estonian parliamentary election, 2019 election. Election results Officers Speaker of the Riigikogu: Henn Põlluaas. List of m ...

. Since 2014 he belongs to

Estonian Reform Party The Estonian Reform Party () is a liberal political party in Estonia. The party has been led by Kristen Michal since 2024. It is colloquially known as the "Squirrel Party" () or as "the Squirrels" (), referencing its logo. It was founded in ...

. He served as

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

from April 2023 to April 2024 in the third cabinet of

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Kaja Kallas Kaja Kallas (; born 18 June 1977) is an Estonian politician and diplomat. She was the first female prime minister of Estonia, a role she held from 2021 until 2024, when she resigned in advance of her appointment as High Representative of the ...

. 2002–04 he was police

prefect Prefect (from the Latin ''praefectus'', substantive adjectival form of ''praeficere'': "put in front", meaning in charge) is a magisterial title of varying definition, but essentially refers to the leader of an administrative area. A prefect' ...

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

(). 2005–07 he was

Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

(). He has been member of XI, XII, XIII and

. 2021-22 he was the Minister of the Defence (). Laanet was sworn in as

in the third cabinet of

on 17 April 2023. He left the cabinet on 1 April 2024, being succeeded by Madis Timpson.

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* 1965 births Ministers of defence of Estonia Estonian Reform Party politicians Living people 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 Ministers of the interior of Estonia People from Orissaare Politicians from Saare County Justice ministers of Estonia {{Estonia-2023-Riigikogu-politician-stub