Martin Helme

Martin Helme
Helme in 2015
Minister of Finance
In office
29 April 2019 – 26 January 2021
Prime MinisterJüri Ratas
Preceded byToomas Tõniste
Succeeded byKeit Pentus-Rosimannus
Leader of the Conservative People's Party
Assumed office
4 July 2020
Preceded byMart Helme
Personal details
Born (1976-04-24) 24 April 1976 (age 48)
Tallinn, Estonia
Political partyEKRE
RelationsMart Helme (father)
Rein Helme (uncle)
Alma materUniversity of Tartu

Martin Helme (born 24 April 1976) is an Estonian politician and current leader of the Conservative People's Party (EKRE).[1][2][3][4] From 2019 to 2021 he was the country's Minister of Finance.[5][6]

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  2. ^ Milne, Richard; Peel, Michael; Khan, Mehreen (16 July 2019). "Estonia's golden image threatened by rise of far-right nationalists". Financial Times.
  3. ^ "Estonia: How boom-time Baltic republic embraced far right". BBC News. 14 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Racism, sexism, Nazi economics: Estonia's far right in power". TheGuardian.com. 21 May 2019.
  5. ^ Olsen, Jan M.; Tanner, Jari (29 April 2019). "Nationalist party enters Estonia's government". Associated Press. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. ^ Gershkovich, Evan (30 April 2019). "Estonia joins the far-right club". Politico. Retrieved 1 May 2019.