Helmen Kütt | |
Minister of Social Protection | |
Term Start: | 26 March 2014 |
Term End: | 30 March 2015 |
Predecessor: | Taavi Rõivas |
Successor: | Margus Tsahkna |
President: | Toomas Hendrik Ilves |
Birth Date: | 28 July 1961 |
Birth Place: | Viljandi, Estonia |
Nationality: | Estonian |
Party: | Social Democratic Party (Estonia) |
Alma Mater: | Tallinna Pedagoogikaülikool |
Helmen Kütt (born 28 July 1961) is an Estonian Social Democratic Party politician. She was the Minister of Social Protection in Taavi Rõivas´cabinet between 26 March 2014 and 30 March 2015. In the parliament Kütt represents the electoral district of Järva- and Viljandimaa .[1]
Before entering into national politics, Kütt worked as the head of a Social Commity in Viljandi.
As Andrus Ansip resigned Taavi Rõivas became the new Prime Minister of Estonia and he formed the coalition with the Social Democratic Party (Andrus Ansip´s III government was a coalition between conservative IRL and classical liberal Reform Party). As a result of coalition negotiations Minister of Social Affairs was torn apart into two separate ministers: Minister of Social Protection and Minister of Health and Labour.