Jaak Madison

Jaak Madison
MEP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament
for Estonia
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 July 2019
Member of the Riigikogu
In office
30 March 2015 – 12 June 2019
Personal details
Born (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 (age 33)
Järva Parish, Estonia
Political partyKE (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations		EKRE (2013–2024)
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Tartu

Jaak Madison (born 22 April 1991)[1] is an Estonian politician and a member the European Parliament, where he is a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on International Trade.[2] He was member and deputy chairman of the Conservative People's Party of Estonia until leaving the party in June 2024[3] and joining Estonian Centre Party.[4]

Madison was first elected to the Riigikogu in 2015 election with 1,883 votes.[5] In April 2017, he was elected as the deputy chairman of the EKRE party.[6] In 2019 he was elected as a Member of the European Parliament with 22 819 votes.[7] He was reeelected in EKRE list in 2024 with 32,868 votes.[8] Despite promising to stay at the Identity and Democracy group of the European Parliament on 1 July 2024,[9] he left ID and joined European Conservatives and Reformists on 4 July 2024.[10]

Madison has a Bachelor of Laws degree, completed in 2023 at the Faculty of Law at University of Tartu.[11]

  1. ^ "Riigikogu valimised 2015: Jaak Madison". Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Home | Jaak Madison | MEPs". www.europarl.europa.eu. 22 April 1991. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Jaak Madison lahkus EKREst". Postimees (in Estonian). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  4. ^ "MEP, former EKRE MP joins Center Party". ERR. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Riigikogu valimised 2015: Valimisringkond nr 8". Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  6. ^ "EKRE congress confirms Helme, wants new EU referendum". ERR. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Eestist valitud Euroopa Parlamendi liikmed on teada". Pärnu Postimees. 27 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Euroopa Parlamendi valimised Eestis võitis Isamaa". ERR (in Estonian). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Madison will not swap European Parliament group or join ERK". ERR. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Jaak Madison joins European Conservatives and Reformists". ERR. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Sotsiaalteaduste valdkonna lõpetajad | ajakiri.ut.ee". Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.