Jüri Pihl is an Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

n politician, a member of the 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....

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From 1993 to 2003 he served as the General Director of Kaitsepolitsei, the central security institution in Estonia. After that, from 2003 to 2005 he was the Attorney General of the Republic of Estonia.

From April 5, 2007 until May 21, 2009 he was the Minister of Internal Affairs

Estonian Minister of Internal Affairs

The Minister of Internal Affairs is the senior minister at the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Estonian Government.-Ministers of Internal Affairs:List of ministes of Internal Affairs since 1990....

 in the second cabinet of 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:...

. He was dismissed when the Social Democratic Party decided to leave the coalition.

From March 7, 2009 until October 16, 2010 he was the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party.

External links

• Profile at the Estonian Ministry of the Interior