Jaan Lattik (22 October [O.S. 10 October] 1878 near Karula, Estonia — 27 June 1967, Stockholm, Sweden) was an Estonian politician, writer and a former Estonian Minister of Education and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.
Lattik was a pastor by profession and studied theology at Tartu University. He was also a writer of children's stories, which were written in a Võro dialect from southern Estonia. Lattik was a member of the Estonian delegation to the League of Nations in 1921. In 1925 he became minister of education and Estonian foreign minister between 1928 to 1931. Envoy to Lithuania from September, 1939, recalled to Estonia on July 1940. Fled to Sweden in 1944 where he lived for the remainder of his life.[1]
In late 2008, Lattik's body was reburied to Viljandi's Old Graveyard in accordance with his relatives' wishes.[2]
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hugo Bernhard Rahamägi |
Estonian Minister of Education 1925–1927 |
Succeeded by Alfred Julius Mõttus |
| Preceded by Hans Rebane |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia 1928–1931 |
Succeeded by Jaan Tõnisson |