Ministry of Culture (Estonia)

The Ministry of Culture of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Kultuuriministeerium) is a Cabinet-level governmental agency in Estonia in charge of conducting and organising the country's cultural affairs and policies.

Ministry of Culture
Eesti Kultuuriministeerium
Ministry overview
Formed27 April 1953
JurisdictionGovernment of Estonia
HeadquartersSuur-Karja 23 15076, Tallinn
Annual budget364 mln € EUR (2023)
Minister responsible
Websitewww.kul.ee

Structure of the ministry

The ministry is headed by the minister who interacts with undersecretaries on Fine Arts, Cultural Heritage, International Relations and Cultural Diversity, and Sports.[1] The ministry is responsible for creating favorable legislative and financial conditions for promotion and development of Estonian culture, its heritage, and sports.

The areas the Ministry of Culture is responsible for are:

  • Literature and publishing
  • Theatre
  • Music
  • Fine arts
  • Cinema
  • Folk art
  • Museums
  • Libraries
  • Cultural heritage
  • Creative industries
  • Broadcasting and audiovisual policy
  • Copyright and neighboring rights
  • Cultural diversity and integration
  • Sports

List of ministers of culture
# Name Took office Left office Party
1 Jaak Allik 1 January 1996 25 March 1999 Estonian Coalition Party
2 Signe Kivi 25 March 1999 29 August 2002 Estonian Reform Party
3 Margus Allikmaa 3 September 2002 10 April 2003 Estonian Reform Party
4 Urmas Paet 10 April 2003 13 April 2005 Estonian Reform Party
5 Raivo Palmaru 13 April 2005 5 April 2007 Estonian Centre Party
6 Laine Jänes 5 April 2007 6 April 2011 Estonian Reform Party
7 Rein Lang 6 April 2011 4 December 2013 Estonian Reform Party
8 Urve Tiidus 4 December 2013 9 April 2015 Estonian Reform Party
9 Indrek Saar 9 April 2015 29 April 2019 Social Democratic Party
10 Tõnis Lukas 29 April 2019 26 January 2021 Pro Patria
11 Anneli Ott 26 January 2021 3 November 2021 Estonian Centre Party
12 Tiit Terik 8 November 2021 3 June 2022 Estonian Centre Party
13 Piret Hartman 18 July 2022 17 April 2023 Social Democratic Party
14 Heidy Purga 17 April 2023 Incumbent Estonian Reform Party

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See also

References
  1. "Structure of ministry" (PDF). Culture Ministry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  2. "Eesti Kultuurkapitali nõukogu eelmised koosseisud" [Previous Estonian Ministers of Culture]. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
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