Hanno Pevkur Explained

Hanno Pevkur
Office:Minister of Defence
Primeminister:Kaja Kallas
Kristen Michal
Term Start:18 July 2022
Predecessor:Kalle Laanet
Office1:Minister of the Interior
Term Start1:26 March 2014
Term End1:23 November 2016
Primeminister1:Taavi Rõivas
Predecessor1:Ken-Marti Vaher
Successor1:Andres Anvelt
Office2:Minister of Justice
Term Start2:10 December 2012
Term End2:26 March 2014
Primeminister2:Andrus Ansip
Predecessor2:Kristen Michal
Successor2:Andres Anvelt
Office3:Minister of Social Affairs
Term Start3:23 February 2009
Term End3:10 December 2012
Primeminister3:Andrus Ansip
Predecessor3:Maret Maripuu
Successor3:Taavi Rõivas
Birth Date:1977 4, df=y
Birth Place:Iisaku, Estonia
Party:Estonian Reform Party
Spouse:Helin Pevkur[1]
Children:2
Alma Mater:University of Tartu
Office4:Member of the Riigikogu
Term Start4:23 November 2016
Term Start5:4 March 2007
Term End4:18 July 2022
Term End5:23 February 2009

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.

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hanno Pevkur: enda soovid on jäänud tagaplaanile. Ajakiri Naised. 15 May 2014. 15 May 2014. 17 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517124056/http://ajakirinaised.ee/uudised/2584/. dead.
  2. Web site: Hanno Pevkur's biography on the Riigikogu's web site . 2009-06-06 . 2016-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160603020630/http://www.riigikogu.ee/?page=isikukaart&op=ems&pid=77268 . dead .
  3. http://www.valitsus.ee/index.php?id=8966&tpl=1007 Hanno Pevkur's biography on the Government's web site
  4. Web site: Eesmaa, Pevkur elected Riigikogu deputy presidents. ERR . 24 October 2017 . 26 October 2017 .
  5. Web site: Pevkur not to run for Reform lead again, Kallas not announcing yet . ERR . 13 December 2017 . 22 December 2017 .
  6. http://www.pevkur.ee/?a=3 Hanno Pevkur's biography on his official homepage