Kalle Laanet (born 25 September 1965) is an
Estonia
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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.
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. Since 2014 he belongs to
Estonian Reform Party
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It was founded in ...
.
He served as
Minister of Justice
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from April 2023 to April 2024 in the
third cabinet of
Prime Minister
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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
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A prefect' ...
of
Tallinn
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().
2005–07 he was
Minister of the Interior
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().
He has been member of
XI,
XII,
XIII and
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 ...
.
2021-22 he was the
Minister of the Defence ().
Laanet was sworn in 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 ...
in the
third cabinet of
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 ...
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
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