Marina Kaljurand

Marina Kaljurand
Official portrait, 2015
Member of the European Parliament
for Estonia
Assumed office
2 July 2019
28th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
16 July 2015 – 12 September 2016
Prime MinisterTaavi Rõivas
Preceded byKeit Pentus-Rosimannus
Succeeded byJürgen Ligi
Ambassador of Estonia to the United States, Canada and Mexico
In office
2011–2014
PresidentToomas Hendrik Ilves
Preceded byVäino Reinart
Succeeded byEerik Marmei
Estonian Ambassador to Russia
In office
2007–2011
PresidentToomas Hendrik Ilves
Preceded byKarin Jaani
Succeeded bySimmu Tiik
Estonian Ambassador to Israel
In office
2004–2006
PresidentArnold Rüütel
Preceded byJüri Seilenthal
Succeeded byAino Lepik von Wiren
Personal details
Born
Marina Rajevskaja

(1962-09-06) 6 September 1962 (age 62)
Tallinn, Estonia
Political partySocial Democratic Party (2018–present)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (before 2018)
EducationUniversity of Tartu
Estonian School of Diplomacy
Tufts University

Marina Kaljurand (née Rajevskaja; born 6 September 1962)[1] is an Estonian politician and Member of the European Parliament. Kaljurand served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in Taavi Rõivas' second cabinet as an independent. Earlier, she served as the Ambassador of Estonia to the United States, Russia, Mexico, Canada, Kazakhstan, and Israel.

  1. ^ "Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Kaljurand". valitsus.ee. Government of Estonian. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.