Lauri Läänemets (born 31 January 1983) is an Estonian politician. He is currently Minister of Interior Affairs and was a member of XIV Riigikogu.[1]
Lauri Läänemets | |
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.jpg) Läänemets in 2022 | |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| Assumed office 18 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Kaja Kallas |
| Preceded by | Kalle Laanet (acting) |
| Leader of the Estonian Social Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 5 February 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Indrek Saar |
| Member of the Riigikogu | |
| Assumed office 13 June 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1983 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Political party | Estonian Social Democratic Party |
| Children | 1 |
In 2007 he graduated from Tallinn University in recreation management.[1]
From 2013 to 2017 he was mayor of the Väätsa Rural Municipality.[1]
Since 2010, he has been a member of the Estonian Social Democratic Party.[1]
Lauri Läänemets was elected chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDE) on 5 February 2022 by party members at the General Assembly.[2]
In December 2023, Läänemets's car windows were smashed. Authorities later announced that the suspects were part of a coordinated “hybrid operation” by Russian intelligence to conduct sabotage and destabilization against the Estonian state.[3]
In March 2024, Läänemets was placed on a wanted list by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs under "article of the criminal code".[4] Russian law enforcement agencies later clarified Läänemets was placed on the wanted list due to destruction of Soviet monuments.[5] A similar criminal charge was placed on Kaja Kallas, the Prime Minister of Estonia.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "101_biographies_2019" (PDF). riigikogu.ee. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Gallery: SDE elects new chairman". ERR. 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Estonia detains 10 people suspected of committing sabotage on orders from Russia". Associated Press. 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Russia also declares Estonia's Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets wanted". ERR. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Russian Internal Ministry puts Estonian Interior Minister on wanted list". www.azerbaycan24.com. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Russia puts the leader of NATO member Estonia on a wanted list over the removal of Soviet-era monuments". AP News. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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