Laine Randjärv (before 2011 Laine Jänes; born 30 July 1964) 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 from the Reform Party.CV at Estonian government website
She was the mayor of

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

from 23 September 2004 to 2007, and previously she was deputy mayor from 2002 to 2004. From 2007 to 2011, she served as the

Minister of Culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organiza ...

Andrus Ansip Andrus Ansip (; born 1 October 1956) is an Estonian politician, a member of the European Parliament, the former European Commissioner for Digital Single Market and Vice President of the European Commission, in office from 2014 until 2019. Previo ...

's second government.

Awards

* 3 December 2015 - the Armenian Medal of Honour, presented by

Eduard Sharmazanov Eduard Sharmazanov (; born 8 November 1975) is an Armenian politician.Biogr ...

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* , - 1964 births Living people Estonian Reform Party politicians Ministers of culture of Estonia Mayors of Tartu Women mayors of places in Estonia Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011 Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015 Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019 Politicians from Moscow 21st-century Estonian women politicians Women government ministers of Estonia Women members of the Riigikogu Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 {{Estonia-mayor-stub

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