Hanno Pevkur
{{Short description|Estonian politician (born 1977)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Hanno Pevkur
| image = Kaitseminister Hanno Pevkur on 18 July 2022 - (cropped).jpg
| office = Minister of Defence
| primeminister = Kaja Kallas
Kristen Michal
| term_start = 18 July 2022
| term_end =
| predecessor = Kalle Laanet
| successor =
| office1 = Minister of the Interior
| term_start1 = 26 March 2014
| term_end1 = 23 November 2016
| primeminister1 = Taavi Rõivas
| predecessor1 = Ken-Marti Vaher
| successor1 = Andres Anvelt
| office2 = Minister of Justice
| term_start2 = 10 December 2012
| term_end2 = 26 March 2014
| primeminister2 = Andrus Ansip
| predecessor2 = Kristen Michal
| successor2 = Andres Anvelt
| office3 = Minister of Social Affairs
| term_start3 = 23 February 2009
| term_end3 = 10 December 2012
| primeminister3 = Andrus Ansip
| predecessor3 = Maret Maripuu
| successor3 = Taavi Rõivas
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1977|04|02}}
| birth_place = Iisaku, Estonia
| party = Estonian Reform Party
| children = 2
| alma_mater = University of Tartu
| office4 = Member of the Riigikogu
| term_start4 = 23 November 2016
| term_start5 = 4 March 2007
| term_end4 = 18 July 2022
| term_end5 = 23 February 2009
| caption = Pevkur in 2022
}}
Hanno Pevkur (born 2 April 1977) is an Estonian politician who is currently the Minister of Defence. He is the former chairman of the Estonian Reform Party.
He has served as the Minister of Social Affairs from 2009 to 2012, as the Minister of Justice from 2012 to 2014 and as the Minister of the Interior from 2014 to 2016.
Early life
Pevkur graduated from Järva-Jaani Secondary School and studied law at the Tallinn School of Economics, and at the University of Tartu. Until 2000, Pevkur worked as a lawyer.{{Cite web |url=http://www.riigikogu.ee/?page=isikukaart&op=ems&pid=77268 |title=Hanno Pevkur's biography on the Riigikogu's web site |access-date=2009-06-06 |archive-date=2016-06-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603020630/http://www.riigikogu.ee/?page=isikukaart&op=ems&pid=77268 |url-status=dead }}
Political career
From 2000 to 2005, Pevkur worked in the Nõmme City District Government, first as Administrative Secretary and later as Head of City District. From 2005 to 2007, he was on the Tallinn City Council and served as an adviser to the Minister of Justice. From 2007 to 2009, Pevkur was a member of the 11th Riigikogu and also a member of the Nõmme Administrative Council.
On 23 February 2009, Pevkur replaced Maret Maripuu as the Minister of Social Affairs, after Maripuu decided to step down due to a scandal caused by the Ministry's inability to ensure home delivery of pensions and timely welfare payments.[http://www.valitsus.ee/index.php?id=8966&tpl=1007 Hanno Pevkur's biography on the Government's web site]
10 December 2012, Pevkur was appointed as the Minister of Justice.
From 2014 to 2016, Pevkur was the Minister of the Interior in Taavi Rõivas' first and second cabinets.
On 23 October 2017, Pevkur was elected as a deputy speaker of the Riigikogu to replace Taavi Rõivas, who had resigned following a sexual harassment scandal.{{cite web|url=http://news.err.ee/638203/eesmaa-pevkur-elected-riigikogu-deputy-presidents|title=Eesmaa, Pevkur elected Riigikogu deputy presidents| publisher=ERR |date= 24 October 2017 | accessdate=26 October 2017 }}
On 13 December 2017, Pevkur announced that he would not run for the chairmanship of the Reform Party anymore in January 2018.{{cite web|url= https://news.err.ee/648472/pevkur-not-to-run-for-reform-lead-again-kallas-not-announcing-yet|title=Pevkur not to run for Reform lead again, Kallas not announcing yet | publisher=ERR |date= 13 December 2017 | accessdate=22 December 2017 }}
Personal life
References
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Category:Estonian Reform Party politicians
Category:Ministers of defence of Estonia
Category:Government ministers of Estonia
Category:Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011
Category:Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015
Category:Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019
Category:Members of the Riigikogu, 2019–2023
Category:Members of the Riigikogu, 2023–2027
Category:Ministers of the interior of Estonia
Category:People from Alutaguse Parish