Back مارت لار ARZ Март Лаар Byelorussian Март Лаар Bulgarian Mart Laar Catalan Mart Laar Czech Mart Laar Danish Mart Laar German Μαρτ Λάαρ Greek Mart Laar Spanish Mart Laar Estonian
Mart Laar | |
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 Laar in 2011 | |
| 9th and 13th Prime Minister of Estonia | |
| In office 25 March 1999 – 28 January 2002 | |
| President | Lennart Meri Arnold Rüütel |
| Preceded by | Mart Siimann |
| Succeeded by | Siim Kallas |
| In office 21 October 1992 – 8 November 1994 | |
| President | Lennart Meri |
| Preceded by | Tiit Vähi (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Andres Tarand |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 6 April 2011 – 11 May 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrus Ansip |
| Preceded by | Jaak Aaviksoo |
| Succeeded by | Urmas Reinsalu |
| Leader of the Isamaa | |
| In office 26 May 2007 – 28 January 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Urmas Reinsalu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1960 Viljandi, Estonia |
| Political party | Pro Patria |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
Mart Laar (born 22 April 1960) is an Estonian politician and historian. He served as the Prime Minister of Estonia from 1992 to 1994 and from 1999 to 2002.[1] Laar is credited with having helped bring about Estonia's rapid economic development during the 1990s.[2] He is a member of the centre-right Isamaa party.[3]
In April 2011, Mart Laar became Minister of Defence in the cabinet of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip[4] and served until his resignation for reasons of health in May 2012.
In April 2013, Riigikogu appointed Laar as chairman of the supervisory board of the Bank of Estonia, his term beginning on 12 June 2013.[5]
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- ^ "Mart Laar becomes Estonia's new Defense Minister". Acus.org. Archived from the original on 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ Riigikogu nimetas Laari keskpanga nõukogu esimeheks Archived 2013-11-07 at the Wayback Machine, uudised.err.ee, 23 April 2013.
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