Hanno Pevkur

Hanno Pevkur (born 2 April 1977) is an Estonian politician who is currently the Minister of Defence. He is the former chairman of the Estonian Reform Party.

Hanno Pevkur
Minister of Defence
Assumed office
18 July 2022
Prime MinisterKaja Kallas
Preceded byKalle Laanet
Minister of the Interior
In office
26 March 2014 – 23 November 2016
Prime MinisterTaavi Rõivas
Preceded byKen-Marti Vaher
Succeeded byAndres Anvelt
Minister of Justice
In office
10 December 2012 – 26 March 2014
Prime MinisterAndrus Ansip
Preceded byKristen Michal
Succeeded byAndres Anvelt
Minister of Social Affairs
In office
23 February 2009 – 10 December 2012
Prime MinisterAndrus Ansip
Preceded byMaret Maripuu
Succeeded byTaavi Rõivas
Personal details
Born (1977-04-02) 2 April 1977
Iisaku, Estonia
Political partyReform Party
SpouseHelin Pevkur[1]
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Tartu

He has served as the Minister of Social Affairs from 2009 to 2012, as the Minister of Justice from 2012 to 2014 and as the Minister of the Interior from 2014 to 2016.

Early life

Pevkur graduated from Järva-Jaani Secondary School and studied law at the Tallinn School of Economics, and at the University of Tartu. Until 2000, Pevkur worked as a lawyer.[2]

Political career

From 2000 to 2005, Pevkur worked in the Nõmme City District Government, first as Administrative Secretary and later as Head of City District. From 2005 to 2007, he was on the Tallinn City Council and served as an adviser to the Minister of Justice. From 2007 to 2009, Pevkur was a member of the 11th Riigikogu and also a member of the Nõmme Administrative Council.

On 23 February 2009, Pevkur replaced Maret Maripuu as the Minister of Social Affairs, after Maripuu decided to step down due to a scandal caused by the Ministry's inability to ensure home delivery of pensions and timely welfare payments.[3]

10 December 2012, Pevkur was appointed as the Minister of Justice.

From 2014 to 2016, Pevkur was the Minister of the Interior in Taavi Rõivas' first and second cabinets.

On 23 October 2017, Pevkur was elected as a deputy speaker of the Riigikogu to replace Taavi Rõivas, who had resigned following a sexual harassment scandal.[4]

On 13 December 2017, Pevkur announced that he would not run for the chairmanship of the Reform Party anymore in January 2018.[5]

Personal life

Hanno Pevkur is married and has two children – a son and a daughter.[6] In addition to his native Estonian, he speaks Russian, English, German and Finnish.

References
  1. "Hanno Pevkur: enda soovid on jäänud tagaplaanile". Ajakiri Naised. 15 May 2014.
  2. Hanno Pevkur's biography on the Riigikogu's web site
  3. Hanno Pevkur's biography on the Government's web site
  4. "Eesmaa, Pevkur elected Riigikogu deputy presidents". ERR. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. "Pevkur not to run for Reform lead again, Kallas not announcing yet". ERR. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  6. Hanno Pevkur's biography on his official homepage
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