- Juhan Parts
Infobox_Prime Minister
name = Juhan Parts
order =Prime Minister of Estonia
term_start =April 10 ,2003
term_end =April 12 ,2005
predecessor =Siim Kallas
successor =Andrus Ansip
birth_date = Birth date and age|1966|8|27|mf=y
birth_place =Tallinn ,Estonian SSR ,Soviet Union
death_date =
death_place =
party =Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica
alma_mater =University of Tartu
spouse =
religion =Juhan Parts (born
27 August 1966 inTallinn ) is a formerPrime Minister of Estonia , and former chairman of theRes Publica Party . SinceApril 5 2007 he is the Minister of Economy and Communication inAndrus Ansip 's second government. Juhan Parts is a member of the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica party.Education
Juhan Parts completed Gustavus Adolphus Grammar School in Tallinn (then "Tallinn Secondary School No. 1"). Afterwards, he studied law at the
University of Tartu inTartu ,Estonia .Career
After completing his university education, Parts instantly joined the Ministry of Justice. He soon became known as a young, dynamic figure who wanted to push for reforms. As an ally of Deputy Minister
Mihkel Oviir , he was appointedAuditor General in the spring of1998 . He held this office until2002 . From this virtually unimpeachable office, unique in the Estonian Constitution, he frequently criticised the government and became somewhat of a popular figure in Estonian politics.Parts became the chairman of a new party, called
Res Publica , which he was instrumental in starting. It is an ideology-free, largely technocratic party which can be described as an economically liberal party of young administrators. Res Publica now is a member of the right-of-centreEuropean People's Party organisation.In the
Riigikogu (Estonian parliament) elections in2003 , Parts surprisingly gained a majority among the right-of-centre parties, and as a result, he was charged to form a new government coalition and becamePrime Minister of Estonia. The new government took office on10 April 2003 .On
24 March 2005 , Parts stepped down as Prime Minister after a vote of no confidence against Minister of JusticeKen-Marti Vaher had passed the "Riigikogu". Vaher had established a quota system of how many civil servants had to be prosecuted every year (per county), which is seen as reminiscent ofStalinist purges by many Estonians, a measure that Parts had endorsed.Parts' term as Prime Minister officially ended on
12 April 2005 when the Riigikogu confirmed his successorAndrus Ansip .Personal life
He has been married to judge Merle Parts and has a son, Toomas-Hendrik, and a daughter, Pille-Riin, from that marriage. He is currently involved with Daisy Tauk, a lawyer who is some 10 years younger. [cite news |language=Estonian |author=Mihkel Kärmas |title=Uus uhke kosilane |publisher=Eesti Ekspress |date=
2003-03-04 |url=http://www.ekspress.ee/viewdoc/CCBEB274974BCDBFC2256CDF005D222E |accessdate=2007-03-06 ]References
External links
* [http://www.irl.ee Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica]
* [http://www.mkm.ee/index.php?keel=en Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications]
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