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Lauri Läänemets

Lauri Läänemets

Estonian politician

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]

Quick Facts Minister of the Interior, Prime Minister ...

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]

References

  1. [1]
    "101_biographies_2019" (PDF). riigikogu.ee. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Gallery: SDE elects new chairman". ERR. 5 February 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Estonia detains 10 people suspected of committing sabotage on orders from Russia". Associated Press. 20 February 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Russia also declares Estonia's Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets wanted". ERR. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Russian Internal Ministry puts Estonian Interior Minister on wanted list". www.azerbaycan24.com. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. [6]
    "Russia puts the leader of NATO member Estonia on a wanted list over the removal of Soviet-era monuments". AP News. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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