Taavi Aas

{{short description|Estonian politician}}

{{update|date=July 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Taavi Aas

| image = Taavi Aas 2017 (cropped 2).jpg

| office1 = Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure

| primeminister1 = Jüri Ratas
Kaja Kallas

| term_start1 = 29 April 2019

| term_end1 = 3 June 2022

| predecessor1 = Kadri Simson

| successor1 = Riina Sikkut

| office2 = Mayor of Tallinn

| term_start2 = 9 November 2017

| term_end2 = 4 April 2019

| predecessor2 = Edgar Savisaar

| successor2 = Mihhail Kõlvart

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|1|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tallinn, Estonia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Centre (2002–2023)

| spouse =

| children =

| alma_mater = Estonian University of Life Sciences

| caption = Aas in 2017

}}

Taavi Aas (born 10 January 1966) is an Estonian politician who served as Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure from 2019 to 2022 and as Mayor of Tallinn from 2017 to 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.err.ee/641732/fotod-linnavolikogu-valis-taavi-aasa-tallinna-linnapeaks|title=Fotod: linnavolikogu valis Taavi Aasa Tallinna linnapeaks|last=ERR|date=9 November 2017|website=ERR|access-date=21 June 2019}} Before that, he served as the Acting Mayor of Tallinn since 30 September 2015 and Vice Mayor of Tallinn from April 2005. Aas has been the Chairman of Estonian Union of the Cities since 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://www.delfi.ee/a/78903788|title=Taavi Aas: diskussioonide aeg on läbi. Reidi tee rajamist toetab enam kui pool tallinlastest|website=Delfi|access-date=2017-07-21}}{{Cite news|url=http://tallinncity.postimees.ee/4181697/taavi-aas-ule-poole-tallinlastest-pooldab-reidi-tee-ehitust|title=Taavi Aas: üle poole tallinlastest pooldab Reidi tee ehitust|work=Tallinn|access-date=2017-07-21|language=et}}{{Cite news|url=http://arvamus.postimees.ee/4174517/raivo-aegi-vastus-taavi-aas-kas-kiidate-korruptsiooni-heaks|title=Raivo Aegi vastus: Taavi Aas, kas kiidate korruptsiooni heaks?|work=Arvamus|access-date=2017-07-21|language=et}}

As the Vice Mayor, he coordinated the work of Tallinn City Planning Office and Tallinn Transportation Office, managing the reconstruction of Freedom Square (Vabaduse Väljak) and transition to free public transportation in Tallinn in 2013.

Aas became the Acting Mayor of Tallinn in September 2015 after the suspension of the duties of Mayor Edgar Savisaar by the Harju Land Court. In March 2017 Aas admitted he was ready to run as the candidate for Mayor of the ruling Center Party.{{Cite news|url=http://www.err.ee/546390/tallinna-linnapea-kohusetaitja-taavi-aas-vaatame-ara-mis-toob-edasikaebamine|title=Tallinna linnapea kohusetäitja Taavi Aas: vaatame ära, mis toob edasikaebamine|last=ERR|date=2015-09-30|work=ERR|access-date=2017-07-21|language=et}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.err.ee/584273/taavi-aas-kinnitas-et-tahab-saada-tallinna-linnapeaks|title=Taavi Aas kinnitas, et tahab saada Tallinna linnapeaks|last=ERR|first=Taavi Eilat {{!}}|date=2017-03-15|work=ERR|access-date=2017-07-21|language=et}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.tallinn.ee/eng/Taavi-Aas-s-CV|title=Taavi Aas' CV. Tallinn|website=tallinn.ee|language=en|access-date=2017-07-21}}

In the 2019 parliamentary election, Aas was elected into the Riigikogu, due to which he resigned as mayor.{{cite web|title=Taavi Aas to resign as mayor of Tallinn for Riigikogu|url=https://news.err.ee/926304/taavi-aas-to-resign-as-mayor-of-tallinn-for-riigikogu|publisher=ERR|access-date=30 April 2019|date=3 April 2019}} He was succeeded by Mihhail Kõlvart. On 29 April 2019, he was sworn in as the Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure in Jüri Ratas' second cabinet.{{cite web|title=Ratas' second government sworn in Monday afternoon|url=https://news.err.ee/934613/ratas-second-government-sworn-in-monday-afternoon|publisher=ERR|access-date=30 April 2019|date=29 April 2019}}