Merle Krigul (born 23 December 1954

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast o ...

) is an

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

n philologist and politician. She was a member of

VII Riigikogu VII Riigikogu was the seventh legislature of Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu The Riigikogu (; from Estonian language, Estonian ''riigi-'', of the state, and ''kogu'', assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving ...

. Merle Krigul graduated from the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

with a degree in Estonian language and literature in 1978. She defended her master's degree in international business management (MBA) at the

Estonian Business School Estonian Business School (EBS) is a private, higher-education university situated in Tallinn, Estonia. EBS offers business-related higher education in bachelor-, master- and doctoral levels. Estonian Business School also has a high school part, n ...

in 2004 and received her doctorate in international relations at Audentes University. In 2005, she worked as the State Chancellery as an advisor to the Prime Minister.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Krigul, Merle Living people 1954 births Estonian philologists Members of the Riigikogu, 1992–1995 Women members of the Riigikogu University of Tartu alumni Academic staff of Tallinn University Politicians from Tartu People from Tartu