Andrus Ansip Politician
Andrus Ansip (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈɑndrus ˈɑnʲsʲip]; born 1 October 1956) is an Estonian politician who was the Prime Minister of Estonia from 2005 to 2014 and chairman of the liberal Estonian Reform Party (Estonian: Reformierakond) from 2004 to 2014.Before his entry into politics Ansip trained as a chemist, before working in banking and business. He entered Parliament in 2004, quickly becoming Minister of Economic Affairs, and subsequently Prime Minister in April 2005. From 4 December 2013 to 26 March 2014 he was the longest-serving incumbent head of government in the European Union.
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office | Mayor of Tartu Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications Prime Minister of Estonia |
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