Margus Kolga

Margus Kolga (born 2 May 1966)is an Estonian diplomat. He served as the deputy (and acting) chancellor on defense policy for Estonia from 1996 to 2003. In May 2003, he resigned his office following allegations that he abused his position, commissioning translations for the Ministry of Defence from a company owned by his wife. It was also alleged he shared state secrets with his wife and forged the signature of his superior.

In July 2003, he was convicted by the Tallinn City Court, having admitted his guilt, and fined 48,600 kroons. He served as the Permanent Representative of Estonia to the United Nations from December 2010 to 2015, having previously served at the Baltic Defence College and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He has a wife and a son (Aleksander Kolga).