Marko Pomerants

Marko Pomerants
Marko Pomerants
Minister of the Environment
	In office; 9 April 2015 – 12 June 2017
Prime Minister	Taavi Rõivas; Jüri Ratas
Preceded by	Mati Raidma
Succeeded by	Siim Kiisler
Minister of the Interior
	In office; 4 June 2009 – 6 April 2011
Prime Minister	Andrus Ansip
Preceded by	Jüri Pihl
Succeeded by	Ken-Marti Vaher
Minister of Social Affairs
	In office; 10 April 2003 – 13 April 2005
Prime Minister	Juhan Parts
Preceded by	Siiri Oviir
Succeeded by	Jaak Aab
Personal details
Born	24 September 1964; Tamsalu, Estonia
Political party	Pro Patria and Res Publica Union
Alma mater	University of Tartu

Marko Pomerants (born 24 September 1964) is an Estonian politician. He has been the Minister of the Environment since 9 April 2015. Previously, Pomerants has served as the Minister of Social Affairs from 2003 to 2005 and as the Minister of the Interior from 2009 to 2012. Pomerants is a member of the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union.

Early life

Marko Pomerants went to Tamsalu High School and completed higher education at the University of Tartu. He has degrees in geology and public administration.

Political career

Pomerants began his political career in the Lääne-Viru County Environmental Department in 1994. A year later he became the Governor (Estonian: Maavanem) of the county and served for eight years.[1]

In 2003, he was a member of the 10th Riigikogu. On 10 April 2003, Pomerants was appointed Minister of Social Affairs, serving until 13 April 2005.[2]

From 2007 to 2009, he was a member of the 11th Riigikogu.

From 2009 to 2011, Pomerants served as the Minister of the Interior.[3]

In 2015 parliamentary elections, Pomerants was re-elected to the Riigikogu with 2,681 individual votes.[4]

On 9 April 2015, he became the Minister of the Environment in Taavi Rõivas' second cabinet.

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References

"Maavalitsuse / täitevkomitee juhid ja nende ametinimetused" (PDF) (in Estonian). Lääne-Viru Omavalitsuste Liit. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
"Sotsiaalministeeriumi ajalugu" (in Estonian). Sotsiaalministeerium.
"Siseministeerium" [Ministry of the Interior] (in Estonian). Estonia: Estonian Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
"Riigikogu valimised 2015: Detailne hääletamistulemus". Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

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Political offices
Preceded by Ants Leemets	Governor of Lääne-Viru County 1995–2003	Succeeded by Riina Kaptein Acting
Preceded by Siiri Oviir	Minister of Social Affairs 2003–2005	Succeeded by Jaak Aab
Preceded by Jüri Pihl	Minister of the Interior 2009–2011	Succeeded by Ken-Marti Vaher
Preceded by Mati Raidma	Minister of the Environment 2015–2017	Incumbent

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[Governor_of_Lääne-Viru_County-1] "Maavalitsuse / täitevkomitee juhid ja nende ametinimetused" (PDF) (in Estonian). Lääne-Viru Omavalitsuste Liit. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-02-23.

[social_ministers-2] "Sotsiaalministeeriumi ajalugu" (in Estonian). Sotsiaalministeerium.

[siseministeerium_history-3] "Siseministeerium" [Ministry of the Interior] (in Estonian). Estonia: Estonian Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.

[4] "Riigikogu valimised 2015: Detailne hääletamistulemus". Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon. Retrieved 8 March 2015.