Andres Sutt

Estonian politician

Andres Sutt
Andres Sutt in 2021
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Acting
In office
3 June 2022 – 18 July 2022
Prime MinisterKaja Kallas
Preceded byEva-Maria Liimets
Succeeded byUrmas Reinsalu
Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology
In office
26 January 2021 – 18 July 2022
Prime MinisterKaja Kallas
Preceded byRaul Siem
Succeeded byKristjan Järvan
Personal details
Born (1967-11-11) 11 November 1967 (age 56)
Tartu, Estonia[1]
Political partyReform Party
Alma materUniversity of Tartu
Andres Sutt at the Opinion Festival 2021 in Paide, Estonia

Andres Sutt (born 11 November 1967)[2] is an Estonian politician. He served as Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology in the cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.[3][4] He served as acting Minister of Foreign Affairs from June to July 2022.[5]

Early life and education

Sutt graduated cum laude from the University of Tartu in 1993 with a degree in economics and finance.[2] In 2008, he graduated from the Advanced Management Program from INSEAD, and in 2015 with a degree in Negotiations and Leadership from Harvard Law School.[2][6]

Career

From 1992 to 1993, Sutt was the Chief Specialist of Eesti Pank's Central Bank Policy Department.[2] From 1993 to 1996, the Deputy Head of the Banking Supervision Department, and from 1997 to 1999 Deputy Head of the Central Bank Policy Department.[2] From 1999 until 2001, he was the Adviser to the Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Nordic-Baltic Constituency and Member of the Board of Directors from 2009 until 2012.

Sutt was Senior Adviser to the Executive Director of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) from 2012 to 2013 and Head of the Banking Division of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) from 2013 to 2016.[3] From 2017 to 2018, he worked as the Director of Regulatory Relations of Eesti Energia and as a member of the Management Board of the company.[7]

In his capacity as interim foreign minister, Sutt summoned the Russian ambassador to Estonia in June 2022 to condemn President Vladimir Putin's "completely unacceptable" praise for Peter the Great who captured Narva, a city that is now Estonian.[8]

He ran for the Riigikogu in the 2023 elections, received 3315 votes in constituency No 2 (Tallinn's Central City, Lasnamäe and Pirita districts) and was elected with a district mandate.[9][10]

Recognition

In 2008, Sutt was awarded the Order of the White Star, Class III.[7][11]

References

  1. ^ Karnau, Andrus (7 October 2011). "Sutt: tunnetan, mis Eestile korda läheb". Postimees (in Estonian). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "CV" (PDF). Eesti Energia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Andres Sutt". Estonia Government. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Kallas: We tried to put together a balanced government". ERR. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. ^ @SuttAndres (6 June 2022). "First workday and first meeting as the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs with a good friend 🇺🇦ambassador @Mariana_Betsa . Reiterated the Estonian unwavering commitment to helping Ukraine win the war and rebuild. Slava Ukraini! #standwithukraine @MFA_Ukraine @MFAestonia" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2022 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Andres Sutt". Tartu Ülikooli Sihtasutus (in Estonian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Ettevõtlus- ja infotehnoloogiaminister Andres Sutt". Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  8. ^ David Ljunggren (10 June 2022), Estonia summons Russian envoy to protest Putin remarks Reuters.
  9. ^ "Valimised". rk2023.valimised.ee. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  10. ^ ERR. "rk valimised 2023". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Teenetemärkide kavalerid". Vabariigi President (in Estonian). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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Preceded by Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology
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Preceded by Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
2022 		Succeeded by
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