Aleksander Hellat

Aleksander Hellat

Aleksander Hellat (20 August [O.S. 8 August] 1881 in Tartu 28 November 1943 in Kemerovo Oblast) was an Estonian politician and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. After Estonia had been annexed by the Soviet Union, Hellat was arrested on 24 September 1940 by the NKVD and deported to a prison camp in Siberia, where he died three years later.

Political offices
Preceded by
Aleksander Pallas
Mayor of Tallinn
1918–1919
Succeeded by
Anton Uesson
Preceded by
Ants Piip
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
1922–1923
Succeeded by
Friedrich Akel
Preceded by
Friedrich Akel
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
1927
Succeeded by
Hans Rebane
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Office created
Estonian Minister in Riga
1920–1922
Succeeded by
Julius Seljamaa