Maris Lauri (born 1 January 1966) is an Estonian politician, former Minister of Justice and a member of the Reform Party. She was the Minister of Finance in Taavi Rõivas's first cabinet from November 2014 to April 2015[1] and later as the Minister of Education and Research in 2016. Before her nomination, Lauri worked as the adviser for the Prime Minister. Previously she has worked as the head economist of Swedbank and for the Bank of Estonia.[2]
Maris Lauri | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 26 January 2021 – 18 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Kaja Kallas |
| Preceded by | Raivo Aeg |
| Succeeded by | Lea Danilson-Järg |
| Minister of Education and Research | |
| In office 12 September 2016 – 23 November 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Taavi Rõivas |
| Preceded by | Jürgen Ligi |
| Succeeded by | Mailis Reps |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 3 November 2014 – 9 April 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Taavi Rõivas |
| Preceded by | Jürgen Ligi |
| Succeeded by | Sven Sester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1966 Kohtla-Järve, Estonia |
| Political party | Reform Party |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
Lauri was chosen to the Riigikogu in the 2015 election with 4,019 personal votes. She was elected again to the Riigikogu in 2019.[3]
She ran for the Riigikogu in the 2023 elections and garnered 4084 votes in the electoral district No. 3 (Tallinn's Mustamäe and Nõmme districts), securing her seat in the Riigikogu.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Maris Lauri Becomes Estonia's First Female Finance Minister". ERR. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Reform Party Names Maris Lauri as New Finance Minister". ERR. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Detailne hääletamistulemus: Valimisringkond nr 3". Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ ERR. "rk valimised 2023". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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