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.

Personal facts

Andrus Ansip
Birth dateOctober 01, 1956
Birth place
Tartu , Estonia
Education
Estonian University of Life Sciences
University of Tartu

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Office holder

office
Mayor of Tartu
Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications
Prime Minister of Estonia
party
Estonian Reform Party
Communist Party of Estonia
president
successor

Andrus Ansip on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ekn.ca
  2. http://www.reform.ee
  3. http://www.valitsus.ee/?id=6540&tpl=1007