Sven Mikser (born 8 November 1973) is an Estonian politician.
Career
As a member of the Estonian Centre Party from 2002 to 2003, Mikser served as the minister of defence in the Siim Kallas' cabinet.
Mikser was the leader of the Social Democratic Party between 16 October 2010 and 30 May 2015.[3] He has been the Minister of Defence since 26 March 2014 in Taavi Rõivas' first and second cabinets.[4] On 23 November 2016 he assumed the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Jüri Ratas.[5]
Mikser was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[6] He has since been serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Subcommittee on Security and Defence. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the Parliament's delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly and to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
See also
References
- ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Ossinovski valiti sotside uueks juhiks, Mikser loobus". Postimees. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "New Estonian government assumes office". ERR. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Minister of Foreign Affairs Sven Mikser". Government of Estonia. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Eestist valitud Euroopa Parlamendi liikmed on teada". Pärnu Postimees (in Estonian). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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