Kalle Laanet

Kalle Laanet
Laanet in 2021
Minister of Justice
In office
17 April 2023 – 1 April 2024
Prime MinisterKaja Kallas
Preceded byLea Danilson-Järg
Succeeded byMadis Timpson[1]
Minister of Defence
In office
26 January 2021 – 18 July 2022
Prime MinisterKaja Kallas
Preceded byJüri Luik
Succeeded byHanno Pevkur
Minister of the Interior
In office
13 April 2005 – 5 April 2007
Prime MinisterAndrus Ansip
Preceded byMargus Leivo
Succeeded byJüri Pihl
Personal details
Born (1965-09-25) 25 September 1965 (age 59)
Orissaare, Estonia
Political partyReform Party (2014-present)
Centre Party (2005-2012)
Alma materConcordia International University Estonia

Kalle Laanet (born 25 September 1965) is Estonian politician and police officer. He is member of XIV Riigikogu. Since 2014 he belongs to Estonian Reform Party.[2] He served as Minister of Justice from April 2023 to April 2024 in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.

2002–04 he was police prefect of Tallinn (Estonian: Tallinna politseiprefekt).[2]

2005–07 he was Minister of the Interior (Estonian: Eesti siseminister).[2]

He has been member of XI, XII, XIII and XIV Riigikogu.[2]

2021-22 he was the Minister of the Defence (Estonian: Eesti kaitseminister).[2]

Laanet was sworn in as Minister of Justice in the third cabinet of Kaja Kallas on 17 April 2023.[3][4][5] He left the cabinet on 1 April 2024, being succeeded by Madis Timpson.[6]

  1. ^ "FOTOD | President Karis nimetas Madis Timpsoni uueks justiitsministriks". Delfi.
  2. ^ a b c d e 101 lühielulugu (e-publication) (in Estonian). Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu, Riigikogu Kantselei. 2019.
  3. ^ "Reformierakond avalikustas oma valitsusdelegatsiooni". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Coalition agreement: VAT, income tax to rise by 2 percent". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Riigikogu gives Kaja Kallas mandate to form new government". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  6. ^ "FOTOD | President Karis nimetas Madis Timpsoni uueks justiitsministriks". Delfi (in Estonian). Retrieved 21 April 2024.