President Toomas Hendrik Ilves Preceded by Hanno Pevkur Spouse(s) Luisa Vark Role Prime Minister of Estonia Education University of Tartu Children Miina Rihanna Roivas | Preceded by Andrus Ansip Political party Reform Party Name Taavi Roivas Partner Luisa Vark Party Estonian Reform Party | |
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Succeeded by Helmen Kutt (Social Security)
Urmas Kruuse (Health and Labour) Born 26 September 1979 (age 44)
Tallinn, Estonia ( 1979-09-26 ) Office Prime Minister of Estonia since 2014 People also search for Kadri Simson, Luisa Vark, Miina Rihanna Roivas Profiles | ||
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Taavi Roivas ([ˈtɑːvi ˈrɤivɑs]; born 26 September 1979) is an Estonian Reform Party politician, Prime Minister of Estonia since 26 March 2014 and leader of the Reform Party since 6 April 2014.
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- Personal life
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Before his term as Prime Minister, Roivas was Minister of Social Affairs (2012–2014). On 14 March 2014, he was nominated as successor to Prime Minister Andrus Ansip by President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and began to head talks between the Reform Party and the Social Democratic Party to form a new government. The coalition agreement was signed on 20 March and the nomination was confirmed by the Riigikogu on 24 March. He became Prime Minister after the President approved his proposed cabinet on 26 March 2014. Roivas is the youngest government leader in the European Union.
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Career
Roivas joined the Reform Party in 1998. His political career began as an advisor to Minister of Justice Mart Rask from 1999 to 2002. He was mayor of Haabersti district of Tallinn 2004–2005 and advisor to Minister of Population Affairs Paul-Eerik Rummo from 2003 to 2004. In 2005 he became an advisor to Prime Minister and Reform Party leader Andrus Ansip. He was elected to Tallinn city council in 2005 and to Riigikogu in 2007 and again in 2011.
In December 2012, Roivas became the youngest member of the government as Minister of Social Affairs, replacing Hanno Pevkur. Pevkur in turn replaced Kristen Michal as Minister of Justice; Michal had resigned due to corruption allegations by fellow party member Silver Meikar.
In February 2014, Prime Minister Andrus Ansip announced he would resign a year before elections in 2015 and hand his post to European Commissioner Siim Kallas, former Reform Party leader and Prime Minister 2002–2003. Kallas began coalition talks with the Social Democratic Party, deciding to replace the conservative Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica as Reform Party's coalition partner. On March 12, Kallas unexpectedly announced he would not seek the post, due to media scrutiny of his actions as President of the Bank of Estonia in the early 1990s. On the same day, the leadership of the Reform Party chose Roivas as the new candidate for Prime Minister.
Personal life
Roivas speaks Estonian, English, Russian and Finnish.
Roivas lives together with the pop singer Luisa Vark. They have one daughter together.