| Lauri Läänemets | |
| Office: | Minister of the Interior |
| Term Start: | 18 July 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Kalle Laanet (acting) |
| Office1: | Leader of the Estonian Social Democratic Party |
| Term Start1: | 5 February 2022 |
| Predecessor1: | Indrek Saar |
| Office2: | Member of the Riigikogu |
| Term Start2: | 13 June 2019 |
| Birth Date: | 31 January 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Party: | Estonian Social Democratic Party |
| Children: | 1 |
| Primeminister: | Kaja Kallas Kristen Michal |
Lauri Läänemets (born 31 January 1983) is an Estonian politician. He is currently Minister of Interior Affairs and was a member of XIV Riigikogu.[1]
In 2007 he graduated from Tallinn University in recreation management.[1]
From 2013 to 2017 he was mayor of the Väätsa Rural Municipality.[1]
Since 2010, he has been a member of the Estonian Social Democratic Party.[1]
Lauri Läänemets was elected chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDE) on 5 February 2022 by party members at the General Assembly.[2]
In December 2023, Läänemets's car windows were smashed. Authorities later announced that the suspects were part of a coordinated “hybrid operation” by Russian intelligence to conduct sabotage and destabilization against the Estonian state.[3]
In March 2024, Läänemets was placed on a wanted list by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs under "article of the criminal code".[4] Russian law enforcement agencies later clarified Läänemets was placed on the wanted list due to destruction of Soviet monuments.[5] A similar criminal charge was placed on Kaja Kallas, the Prime Minister of Estonia.[6]