Liisa Oviir

Liisa Oviir (born 1 March 1977) is an Estonian lawyer and politician who was Estonia's Minister of Entrepreneurship from 2015 to 2016. Oviir has graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Tartu in 2000.

Liisa Oviir
Minister of Entrepreneurship
In office
14 September 2015 – 23 November 2016
Prime MinisterTaavi Rõivas
Preceded byUrve Palo
Succeeded byUrve Palo (as Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology)
Personal details
Born (1977-03-01) 1 March 1977
Tallinn, Estonia
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Tartu

Early life

Liisa Oviir is the mother of two sons. She has been divorced from her husband since 2010. Her father is a lawyer and civil servant Mihkel Oviir and her mother is politician Siiri Oviir. Her father's grandfather was pastor Madis Oviir.

Career

From 1997–1998, Liisa Oviir served as a referent in the Estonian Embassy in London. She worked as a lawyer in Tallink from 1998–2008 and Eesti Energia from 2008–2015.

On 14 September 2015, Oviir became the Minister of Entrepreneurship in Taavi Rõivas' second cabinet.[1] She is a member of the Social Democratic Party.

References
  1. "Minister of Entrepreneurship Liisa Oviir" (in Estonian). Government of Estonia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2016-04-29.


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