Andrus Ansip

Andrus Ansip (born on October 1st 1956 with Tartu) is a Politician Estonia N, chief of the Parti the reform since 2004 (departure of Siim Kallas with the European commission).

Arnold Rüütel, the President of the Republic, named it at the station of Prime Minister the March 31st 2005. It was confirmed at this station by the Riigikogu (vote of confidence of the April 12th 2005, 53 deputies out of 101,40 votes against).

The March 4th 2007, it gained the legislative elections in Estonia of 2007, while making of its party 1st to the Riigikogu.

Government Ansip I (2005)

The government approved by Riigikogu on April 12th, 2005 is the following:

Reformierakond

Prime Minister Andrus Ansip

Foreign Minister Urmas Paet (former minister for the Culture; journalist)

Minister for Defense Jaak Jõerüüt

Minister for Justice Kidney Lang

Minister for the Population and the ethnic Businesses Paul-Eerik Rummo (confirmed; poet)

Keskerakond

Minister for the Economic affairs and Transport Edgar Savisaar (former Prime Minister and mayor of Tallinn; chief of Keskerakond)

Minister for the Culture Raivo Palmaru

Minister for the social Affairs Jaak Aab

Minister of Interior Department Kalle Laanet

Minister for Education and Research Mailis Reps

Rahvaliit

Minister for Environment Villu Reiljan (was already at this station)

Minister for Agriculture Ester Tuiksoo

Minister for Finance Aivar Sõerd

Minister for the regional Businesses Jaan Õunapuu (was already at this station)

Ansip II (April 2007)

The Riigikogu , the April 5th 2007, voted confidence with the second Ansip government:

Reformierakond (Left the reform (Estonia)

Prime Minister Andrus Ansip
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet (already was at this station; former minister for the Culture; journalist)
Minister for Justice Kidney Lang (held this position previously; old Minister off Foreign Affairs)
Minister for the Culture Wool Jänes (former mayor of Tartu)
Minister for Environment Jaanus Tamkivi
Minister for the social Affairs Maret Maripuu (former Vice-Announcer of Riigikogu; former president of the Urban community of Tallinn)

Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit (Union Pro Patria and Res Publica)

Minister for the Economic affairs and Transport Juhan Shares (to form Minister Premium)
Minister for Education and Research Tõnis Lukas (held this position formerly from 1999-2002)
Minister for Defense Jaak Aaviksoo (old Minister off Education, former vice-chancellor of the University of Tartu)
Minister for Agriculture Helir-Valdor Seeder
Minister for the regional Businesses Vallo Reimaa

Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (Left social democrat (Estonia))

Minister off Finance Ivari Padar (old Minister off Agriculture)
Minister off Internal Affairs Jüri Pihl
Minister off Population and Ethnic Affairs Urve Palo

Support

Until March 2007, the three parties which control Estonia had 52 seats (out of 101) and are the Parti the Center (Estonia) and the Union of the People (Estonia) in addition to the Party of the Reform.

Generally, the Estonian media consider that this new government, from the point of view of competences, is not better than the precedent, with the only exceptions of and the Minister for Finance Minister of Justice. Its popular name is the Coalition of Garlic , because the governmental agreement was joined in the restaurant of Tallinn “Balthasar”, whose speciality are the winged dishes.

Mr. Ansip (48 years) was the Minister for the Economy and Transport in the old government, but its action cannot be measured, since it occupied this station only recently.

Andrus Ansip made an opening in the Estonian national policy only in 2004, after having obtained an important support of the inhabitants of Tartu, the second town of Estonia, which had elected it mayor in 1998.

Career

Since the 12/04/2005: Prime Minister
13/09/2004 - 12/04/2005: Minister for the Economic affairs and Transport
1998 - 2004 Mayor of Tartu
1994 - 1999 Radio operator Tartu Ltd, Tartu, Estonia Chairman off the Board
1994 - 1998 Commercial Tartu Bank, Tartu Bankruptcy Trustee
1996 - 1997 Fondiinvesteeringu Maakler ACE (Investment Fund Ltd Broker), Tartu CEO
1995 - 1996 Fondijuhtide ACE (Fundmanager Ltd), Tartu Member off the Board off Directors Fondijuhtide ACE has fund to manage for SEIF (privatization investment fund has)
1995 - 1996 Livonia Privatization IF, Tallinn Chairman off the Board (privatization investment fund has)
1993 - 1995 Rahvapank (People' S Bank), Tartu Member off the Board off Directors
1988 - 1993 Joint Estkompexim Venture, chief of the regional office of Tartu

Education:

1992 York University Business management races
1979 University of Tartu Estonia. Graduate in Chemistry.

He is married with 3 children. He speaks Estonian, Russian and English usually and a little the German .

See too

List of the current leaders

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