Rain Epler

Estonian politician

Rain Epler
Epler in 2022

Minister of the Environment
In office 16 November 2020 – 26 January 2021
Prime Minister	Jüri Ratas
Preceded by	Rene Kokk
Succeeded by	Tõnis Mölder

Personal details
Born	(1977-06-06) 6 June 1977 (age 46) Tallinn, Estonia
Political party	Conservative People's Party of Estonia

Rain Epler (born 6 June 1977) is an Estonian politician. He served as Minister of the Environment in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Jüri Ratas from 16 November 2020 to 26 January 2021.^[1]^[2] Tõnis Mölder was appointed as his successor.^[3] He is affiliated with the Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE).

In the 2021 local government council elections, Rain Epler was the EKRE mayoral candidate in Võru. He received 221 votes in the elections and was elected to the Võru City Council, where he serves as the chairman of the audit committee.^[4]

In the 2023 Riigikogu elections, he is a candidate for EKRE in electoral district number 11, which covers Võru, Valga, and Põlva counties.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Rain Epler confirmed as new environment minister". ERR. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^ "Gallery: Rain Epler sworn in as new environment minister". ERR. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^ "Q&A: Estonia's government has resigned – what happens next?". ERR. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^ "Delfi". Delfi (in Estonian). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
^ "640 Rain EPLER". rk.ekre.ee. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
^ ERR. "rk valimised 2023". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 25 September 2023.