Katri Raik (born 26 October 1967) is an
Estonia
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n politician who served as the
Minister of the Interior
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from 2018 to 2019 and has intermittently served as the Mayor of
Narva
Narva is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in the Ida-Viru County, at the Extreme points of Estonia, eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva (river), Narva river which forms the Estonia–Russia border, E ...
for three separate periods since 2020. She is a member of the
Social Democratic Party
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. She was a Member of
Riigikogu
The Riigikogu (, from Estonian ''riigi-'', "of the state", and ''kogu'', "assembly") is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the prime minister and chi ...
from 2018 to 2019 and the rector of the
Estonian Academy of Security Sciences before she joined the government.
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Living people
1967 births
Politicians from Tartu
Women government ministers of Estonia
Members of the Riigikogu, 2019–2023
Women members of the Riigikogu
Social Democratic Party (Estonia) politicians
Ministers of the interior of Estonia
Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class
University of Tartu alumni
Mayors of Narva
21st-century Estonian women politicians
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