Mart Võrklaev

Estonian politician
Mart Võrklaev
Võrklaev in 2022
Minister of Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 April 2023
Prime MinisterKaja Kallas
Preceded byAnnely Akkermann
Personal details
Born (1984-05-30) 30 May 1984 (age 39)
Tallinn, Estonia
Political partyReform

Mart Võrklaev (born 30 May 1984) is an Estonian politician currently serving as Minister of Finance since 2023 and as a member of XIV Riigikogu.[1]

Political career

Since 2009, Võrklaev has been a member of Estonian Reform Party.[1] From 2012 to 2019, he served as was Mayor of Rae Rural Municipality.[1]

Võrklaev was sworn in as Minister of Finance in the third cabinet of Kaja Kallas on 17 April 2023.[2][3][4]

Other activities

European Union organizations

  • European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2023)[5]
  • European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Member of the Board of Governors (since 2023)[6]

International organizations

References

  1. ^ a b c "Member of the Riigikogu". Riigikogu. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Reformierakond avalikustas oma valitsusdelegatsiooni". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  3. ^ "Coalition agreement: VAT, income tax to rise by 2 percent". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  4. ^ "Riigikogu gives Kaja Kallas mandate to form new government". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  5. ^ Board of Governors European Investment Bank (EIB).
  6. ^ Board of Governors: Mart Võrklaev European Stability Mechanism.
  7. ^ Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
  8. ^ Board of Governors Nordic Investment Bank (NIB).
  9. ^ Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
  10. ^ Board of Governors World Bank.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Finance
2023–present
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