Urmas Reinsalu

Biography

Before accepting the post of Estonian Minister of Defence, Chairman of the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union Urmas Reinsalu was the chair of his party's faction in the Riigikogu.

By profession Urmas is a lawyer, having graduated in law from the University of Tartu in 1997. He served as the director of the Office of President Lennart Meri and has held the post of chairman of the Social and Constitutional Committee of the Riigikogu.

Urmas is a member of the National Defence League, the Central Union of Estonian Property Owners and the Estonian Lawyers Union.

Urmas is married and has two daughters Liisbet and Elsbet.

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Date and place of birth: 22 June 1975, Tallinn

Education
1997 – University of Tartu (law)
1993 – Secondary School no. 37, Tallinn

Career
2012-present Minister of Defence
2011-2012 Member of 12th Riigikogu
2007-2011 Member of 11th Riigikogu
2003-2007 Member of 10th Riigikogu
2002-2003: Lecturer, Estonian Academy of Security Sciences
2001-2002: Political secretary, Res Publica party
1998-2001: Director, Office of the President of the Republic
1997-1998: Adviser to the President of the Republic on domestic policy
1996-1997: Specialist in public law, Estonian Ministry of Justice

Foreign languages: English, German, Russian & Finnish