Maris Lauri

Estonian politician (born 1966)

Maris Lauri
Minister of Justice
In office
26 January 2021 – 18 July 2022
Prime MinisterKaja Kallas
Preceded byRaivo Aeg
Succeeded byLea Danilson-Järg
Minister of Education and Research
In office
12 September 2016 – 23 November 2016
Prime MinisterTaavi Rõivas
Preceded byJürgen Ligi
Succeeded byMailis Reps
Minister of Finance
In office
3 November 2014 – 9 April 2015
Prime MinisterTaavi Rõivas
Preceded byJürgen Ligi
Succeeded bySven Sester
Personal details
Born (1966-01-01) 1 January 1966 (age 58)
Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
Political partyReform Party
Alma materUniversity of Tartu
Maris Lauri at the Opinion Festival 2021 in Paide, Estonia

Maris Lauri (born 1 January 1966) is an Estonian politician, former Minister of Justice and a member of the Reform Party. She was the Minister of Finance in Taavi Rõivas's first cabinet from November 2014 to April 2015[1] and later as the Minister of Education and Research in 2016. Before her nomination, Lauri worked as the adviser for the Prime Minister. Previously she has worked as the head economist of Swedbank and for the Bank of Estonia.[2]

Lauri was chosen to the Riigikogu in the 2015 election with 4,019 personal votes. She was elected again to the Riigikogu in 2019.[3]

She ran for the Riigikogu in the 2023 elections and garnered 4084 votes in the electoral district No. 3 (Tallinn's Mustamäe and Nõmme districts), securing her seat in the Riigikogu.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Maris Lauri Becomes Estonia's First Female Finance Minister". ERR. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Reform Party Names Maris Lauri as New Finance Minister". ERR. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Detailne hääletamistulemus: Valimisringkond nr 3". Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  4. ^ ERR. "rk valimised 2023". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Finance
2014–2015
Succeeded by
Minister of Education and Research
2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Justice
2021–2022
Succeeded by
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