Maris Lauri

{{Short description|Estonian politician (born 1966)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Maris Lauri

|image = Maris Lauri (crop).jpg

|office = Minister of Justice

|primeminister = Kaja Kallas

|term_start = 26 January 2021

|term_end = 18 July 2022

|predecessor = Raivo Aeg

|successor = Lea Danilson-Järg

|office2 = Minister of Education and Research

|primeminister2 = Taavi Rõivas

|term_start2 = 12 September 2016

|term_end2 = 23 November 2016

|predecessor2 = Jürgen Ligi

|successor2 = Mailis Reps

|office3 = Minister of Finance

|primeminister3 = Taavi Rõivas

|term_start3 = 3 November 2014

|term_end3 = 9 April 2015

|predecessor3 = Jürgen Ligi

|successor3 = Sven Sester

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|1|1|df=y}}

|birth_place = Kohtla-Järve, Estonia

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Reform Party

|alma_mater = University of Tartu

}}

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Maris Lauri (born 1 January 1966) is an Estonian politician, former Minister of Justice and a member of the Reform Party. She was the Minister of Finance in Taavi Rõivas's first cabinet from November 2014 to April 2015{{cite web |url=http://news.err.ee/v/f818b390-2553-4b10-bfee-333fcd4b6e42 |publisher=ERR |title=Maris Lauri Becomes Estonia's First Female Finance Minister |date=3 November 2014 |accessdate=2 April 2015}} and later as the Minister of Education and Research in 2016. Before her nomination, Lauri worked as the adviser for the Prime Minister. Previously she has worked as the head economist of Swedbank and for the Bank of Estonia.{{cite web |url=http://news.err.ee/v/d4613bbd-651c-4c50-82ee-b257255b6597 |publisher=ERR |title=Reform Party Names Maris Lauri as New Finance Minister |date=28 October 2014 |accessdate=2 April 2015}}

Lauri was chosen to the Riigikogu in the 2015 election with 4,019 personal votes. She was elected again to the Riigikogu in 2019.{{cite web |url=http://rk2015.vvk.ee/detailed-3.html |title=Detailne hääletamistulemus: Valimisringkond nr 3 |publisher=Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon |accessdate= 2 April 2015 }}

She ran for the Riigikogu in the 2023 elections and garnered 4084 votes in the electoral district No. 3 (Tallinn's Mustamäe and Nõmme districts), securing her seat in the Riigikogu.{{Cite web |last=ERR |title=rk valimised 2023 |url=https://www.err.ee/k/rk-valimised-2023# |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=ERR |language=et}}