Ministry of Rural Affairs (Estonia)
The Ministry of Rural Affairs of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Maaeluministeerium) is a government ministry of Estonia responsible for policies regarding agriculture, food market and food safety, animal health, welfare and breeding, bioeconomy and fishing industry in Estonia.[1] The current Minister of Rural Affairs is Urmas Kruuse.[2]
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Estonia |
| Headquarters | Lai tn 39 // Lai tn 41, 15056 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Annual budget | 437.6 mln € EUR (2021) |
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| Website | https://www.agri.ee/en |
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List of Ministers
| Name | Party | Term of Office | Duration | Prime Minister | |||
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| Jaan Leetsar | Moderates | 21 October 1992 | 8 November 1994 | 2 years, 18 days | Laar (I) | ||
| Aldo Tamm | Agrarian-Center | 8 November 1994 | 17 April 1995 | 160 days | Tarand (I) | ||
| Ilmar Mändmets | Coalition Party and Country People's Union |
17 April 1995 | 17 March 1997 | 1 year, 334 days | Vähi (II, III) | ||
| Andres Varik | Estonian Country People's Party | 17 March 1997 | 25 March 1999 | 2 years, 8 days | Siimann (I) | ||
| Ivari Padar | Moderates | 25 March 1999 | 28 January 2002 | 2 years, 309 days | Laar (II) | ||
| Jaanus Marrandi | Centre Party | 28 January 2002 | 10 April 2003 | 1 year, 72 days | Kallas (I) | ||
| Tiit Tammsaar | People's Union of Estonia | 10 April 2003 | 2 April 2004 | 358 days | Parts (I) | ||
| Ester Tuiksoo | People's Union of Estonia | 5 April 2004 | 5 April 2007 | 3 years, 0 days | Parts (I) Ansip (I) | ||
| Helir-Valdor Seeder | Pro Patria and Res Publica | 5 April 2007 | 26 March 2014 | 6 years, 355 days | Ansip (II, III) | ||
| Andres Anvelt | Social Democratic | 26 March 2014 | 7 April 2014 | 12 days | Rõivas (I) | ||
| Ivari Padar | Social Democratic | 7 April 2014 | 9 April 2015 | 1 year, 2 days | Rõivas (I) | ||
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| Urmas Kruuse | Reform Party | 9 April 2015 | 23 November 2016 | 1 year, 228 days | Rõivas (II) | ||
| Martin Repinski | Centre Party | 23 November 2016 | 9 December 2016 | 16 days | Ratas (I) | ||
| Tarmo Tamm | Centre Party | 12 December 2016 | 29 April 2019 | 2 years, 139 days | Ratas (I) | ||
| Mart Järvik | Conservative People's Party of Estonia | 29 April 2019 | 25 November 2019 | 209 days | Ratas (II) | ||
| Arvo Aller | Conservative People's Party of Estonia | 10 December 2019 | 26 January 2021 | 1 year, 47 days | Ratas (II) | ||
| Urmas Kruuse | Reform Party | 26 January 2021 | in office | 1 year, 96 days | Kallas (I) | ||
References
- "Ministry of Rural Affairs" (in Estonian). Estonian Government.
- "Ratas' second government sworn in Monday afternoon". ERR. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
External links
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