Urve Palo

Urve Palo
Minister of Entrepreneurship
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 April 2015
Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas
Preceded by Anne Sulling (Foreign Trade and Entrepreneurship)
Succeeded by Kristen Michal
Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure
In office
26 March 2014  9 April 2015
Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas
Preceded by Juhan Parts
Succeeded by Kristen Michal
Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs
In office
4 April 2007  21 May 2009
Prime Minister Andrus Ansip
Preceded by Paul-Eerik Rummo
Succeeded by Office abolished
Personal details
Born 10 July 1972
Haapsalu, Estonia
Political party Social Democratic Party (2006-)
Spouse(s) Janek Palo [1]
Children 2
Alma mater University of Tartu

Urve Palo (born 10 July 1972) is an Estonian politician, a member of the Social Democratic Party[2]

Palo was born in Haapsalu. From April 2007 until May 2009 she served as Estonian Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs.

In 2010, Palo participated as a celebrity contestant on the fourth season of Tantsud tähtedega, an Estonian version of Dancing with the Stars. Her professional dancing partner was Aleksandr Makarov.

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Paul-Eerik Rummo
Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs
2007–2009
Succeeded by
Office abolished
Preceded by
Juhan Parts
Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure
2014–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent