Eva-Maria Liimets

Eva-Maria Liimets
Eva-Maria Liimets
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 January 2021
Prime Minister	Kaja Kallas
Preceded by	Urmas Reinsalu
Estonian Ambassador to Czech Republic, Slovenia and Croatia
	In office; 2017–2021
Personal details
Born	31 May 1974; Tallinn, Estonia
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	University of Tartu (BA); Estonian Business School (MBA)

Eva-Maria Liimets (born 31 May 1974)[1] is an Estonian politician. She serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.[2][3] As of January 2021, she is an independent, but representing the Centre Party that nominated her.[4]

Eva-Maria Liimets with Slovenian president Borut Pahor in 2018

She previously served as Estonia's ambassador to the Czech Republic with credentials also to Slovenia and Croatia.[1][2]

Shortly after Liimets took office, the foreign ministry announced an "arctic month" starting from 28 January 2021, amid plans by Estonia to apply for observer status at the Arctic Council in 2021. "Developments in the Arctic should be a concern for everyone, as the climate change there affects the whole world," Liimets said.[5]

She has a degree in public administration from the University of Tartu and a master’s degree in international business management (MBA) from the Estonian Business School.[1]

References

"Eva-Maria Liimets". Estonia Government. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
"New foreign minister wants to bring her expertise to Center and government". ERR. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
"Estonia politics: Kaja Kallas to become Baltic nation's first female prime minister". Euronews. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
Turovski, Marcus (24 January 2021). "From prefect to interior minister: Jaani to help Center beat corruption". ERR. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
BNS/TBT Staff (28 January 2021). "Estonian ForMin launches month-long series of Arctic-themed events". The Baltic Times. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

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[estonia_government_profile-1] "Eva-Maria Liimets". Estonia Government. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

[new_foreign_minister_wants_to_bring_expertise_2021-2] "New foreign minister wants to bring her expertise to Center and government". ERR. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

[kaja_kallas_to_become_first_female_pm_2021-3] "Estonia politics: Kaja Kallas to become Baltic nation's first female prime minister". Euronews. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

[4] Turovski, Marcus (24 January 2021). "From prefect to interior minister: Jaani to help Center beat corruption". ERR. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

[5] BNS/TBT Staff (28 January 2021). "Estonian ForMin launches month-long series of Arctic-themed events". The Baltic Times. Retrieved 29 January 2021.