Andrus Ansip

Andrus Ansip

Andrus Ansip is the current Prime Minister of Estonia, and chairman of the market liberal Estonian Reform Party .-Early life and career:...

 is the current Prime Minister of Estonia

Prime Minister of Estonia

The Prime Minister of Estonia is the head of government of the Republic of Estonia. The prime minister is nominated by the President after appropriate consultations with the parliamentary factions and confirmed by the Parliament. In case of disagreement, the Parliament can reject the President's...

; his first cabinet took office on 12 April 2005 after being approved by Riigikogu

Riigikogu

The Riigikogu is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. All important state-related questions pass through the Riigikogu...

 by 53 members out of 101. His cabinet was formed with pragmatic calculations, as it consisted of ministers from free market liberal Reform Party of Estonia, populist and personalist Estonian Centre Party

Estonian Centre Party

The Estonian Centre Party is a centrist, social liberal party in Estonia. Keskerakond is a member of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. It has the largest membership of an Estonian party, with over 12 000 members....

 and agrarian People's Union of Estonia

People's Union of Estonia

The People's Union of Estonia is a political party in Estonia, currently led by Margo Miljand.In the 2003 parliamentary election, the party collected 64,463 votes, which made 13.0% share of all votes and 13 mandates out of 101. In 2007's election, this dropped to 39,211 votes , and six seats in...

. Reform Party and People's Union had participated in the previous government led by Juhan Parts

Juhan Parts

Juhan Parts is an Estonian politician who was Prime Minister of Estonia from 2003 to 2005. He was chairman of the Res Publica Party for a time. Since 5 April 2007 he is the Minister of Economy and Communication in Andrus Ansip's second government...

 (of conservative Res Publica

Res Publica Party

Res Publica Party was a political party in Estonia that self-identified as conservative and therefore member of IDU, but considering its vague platform for 2003 election, the genuineness of this ideology is disputed...

).

Parts resigned on 24 March 2005 after his Minister of Justice Ken-Marti Vaher

Ken-Marti Vaher

Ken-Marti Vaher is a leading member of the Estonian Pro Patria and Res Publica Union party, and the current Estonian Minister of Internal Affairs.-Career:...

 (also member of Res Publica Party

Res Publica Party

Res Publica Party was a political party in Estonia that self-identified as conservative and therefore member of IDU, but considering its vague platform for 2003 election, the genuineness of this ideology is disputed...

) was sacked by Riigikogu.

The second cabinet of Andrus Ansip was approved by the Riigikogu on 5 April 2007, and it consisted of representatives of the Estonian Reform Party

Estonian Reform Party

The Estonian Reform Party is a centre-right, free market liberal party in Estonia. It is led by Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, and has 33 members in the 101-member Riigikogu, making it the largest party in the legislature...

, Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica

Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica

Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica is an Estonian Liberal Conservative political party. It was founded on 4 June 2006 when two conservative parties, Pro Patria Union and Res Publica merged. Up to the 2007 parliamentary elections, the party held 32 seats out of 101 in the Riigikogu and one of...

 and Social Democratic Party

Social Democratic Party (Estonia)

The Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic party in Estonia, led by Sven Mikser. It has been a member of the Party of European Socialists since 16 May 2003 and a member of the Socialist International since November 1990....

.

As in the dire economic situation the government turned out incapable to solve the problem of required budget cuts the Social Democratic Party left from the coalition on 21 May 2009 and its three ministers were relieved from their posts. Coalition talks with the People's Union of Estonia

People's Union of Estonia

The People's Union of Estonia is a political party in Estonia, currently led by Margo Miljand.In the 2003 parliamentary election, the party collected 64,463 votes, which made 13.0% share of all votes and 13 mandates out of 101. In 2007's election, this dropped to 39,211 votes , and six seats in...

 were derailed on 1 June 2009 by councils of the People's Union and of the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica. Therefore, from 4 June 2009 the cabinet continued as a minority cabinet.

The third cabinet of Andrus Ansip was approved by the Riigikogu on 6 April 2011, and it consisted of representatives of the Estonian Reform Party

Estonian Reform Party

The Estonian Reform Party is a centre-right, free market liberal party in Estonia. It is led by Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, and has 33 members in the 101-member Riigikogu, making it the largest party in the legislature...

 and Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica

Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica

Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica is an Estonian Liberal Conservative political party. It was founded on 4 June 2006 when two conservative parties, Pro Patria Union and Res Publica merged. Up to the 2007 parliamentary elections, the party held 32 seats out of 101 in the Riigikogu and one of...

.

The current (third) cabinet

The third cabinet of Andrus Ansip, after the latest changes, is as follows:

position	person	remarks
Estonian Reform Party Estonian Reform Party The Estonian Reform Party is a centre-right, free market liberal party in Estonia. It is led by Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, and has 33 members in the 101-member Riigikogu, making it the largest party in the legislature...
Prime Minister	Andrus Ansip Andrus Ansip Andrus Ansip is the current Prime Minister of Estonia, and chairman of the market liberal Estonian Reform Party .-Early life and career:...	held this position previously;
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Urmas Paet Urmas Paet Urmas Paet is an Estonian politician who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia since 2005. He is a member of the Estonian Reform Party. As of September 2010, Paet has been the longest serving minister since the re-establishment of Estonian independence.-Biography:Paet was born in Tallinn...	held this position previously;
Minister of Justice	Kristen Michal
Minister of Culture	Rein Lang Rein Lang Rein Lang is an Estonian politician, a member of the Estonian Reform Party since 1995, and a diplomat. He is currently serving as the Minister of Culture.- Personal life :...	former Minister of Justice; former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of the Environment	Keit Pentus Keit Pentus Keit Pentus is an Estonian politician, vice-chairwoman of the biggest parliament party Reform Party and former chairwoman of its parliamentary faction...
Minister of Social Affairs	Hanno Pevkur Hanno Pevkur Hanno Pevkur is an Estonian politician, a member of the Estonian Reform Party.He graduated in 2002 with a BA degree from the law faculty of the University of Tartu....	held this position previously
Minister of Finance	Jürgen Ligi Jürgen Ligi Jürgen Ligi is an Estonian politician, a member of the liberal Reform Party.He is a long-time member of the Estonian parliament Riigikogu . For the last two years in the Riigikogu he served as the chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Budget Control.From 2005 to 2007 Jürgen Ligi was Minister...	held this position previously
Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica is an Estonian Liberal Conservative political party. It was founded on 4 June 2006 when two conservative parties, Pro Patria Union and Res Publica merged. Up to the 2007 parliamentary elections, the party held 32 seats out of 101 in the Riigikogu and one of...
Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications	Juhan Parts Juhan Parts Juhan Parts is an Estonian politician who was Prime Minister of Estonia from 2003 to 2005. He was chairman of the Res Publica Party for a time. Since 5 April 2007 he is the Minister of Economy and Communication in Andrus Ansip's second government...	held this position previously; former Prime Minister
Minister of Education and Research	Jaak Aaviksoo Jaak Aaviksoo Jaak Aaviksoo, born 11 January 1954 in Tartu, Estonia is an Estonian politician and current Estonian Minister of Education and Research. He is a member of liberal conservative Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica.- Education and career in science :...	former Minister of Defence; former rector of Tartu University
Minister of Defence	Mart Laar Mart Laar Mart Laar is an Estonian statesman, historian and a founding member of the Foundation for the Investigation of Communist Crimes. He was the Prime Minister of Estonia from 1992 to 1994 and from 1999 to 2002, and is the leader of the conservative party Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica...	former Prime Minister
Minister of Agriculture	Helir-Valdor Seeder Helir-Valdor Seeder Helir-Valdor Seeder is an Estonian politician of the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica who is the current Minister of Agriculture...	held this position previously;
Minister of Regional Affairs	Siim-Valmar Kiisler Siim-Valmar Kiisler Siim-Valmar Kiisler is an Estonian politician born in Tallinn on 6 November 1965. A member of the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica , he is currently Minister for Regional Affairs in Estonia.- Personal life :...	held this position previously;
Minister of Internal Affairs	Ken-Marti Vaher Ken-Marti Vaher Ken-Marti Vaher is a leading member of the Estonian Pro Patria and Res Publica Union party, and the current Estonian Minister of Internal Affairs.-Career:...	former Minister of Justice

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