Jüri Pihl

Jüri Pihl

Jüri Pihl in 2008.
Minister of the Interior
In office
5 April 2007 – 21 May 2009
Prime Minister Andrus Ansip
Preceded by Kalle Laanet
Succeeded by Marko Pomerants
Personal details
Born (1954-03-17) 17 March 1954
Kuressaare, Estonia
Political party Social Democratic Party

Jüri Pihl (born 17 March 1954 in Kuressaare) is an Estonian politician,[1] a member of the Social Democratic Party.

From 1993 to 2003 he served as the General Director of Kaitsepolitsei, the central security institution in Estonia. After that, from 2003 to 2005 he was the Attorney General of the Republic of Estonia.

From 5 April 2007 to 21 May 2009 he was the Minister of the Interior[1] in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip. He was dismissed when the Social Democratic Party decided to leave the coalition.

From 7 March 2009 to 16 October 2010 he was the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party.

References

  1. 1 2 Ummelas, Ott (27 April 2007). "Estonian Clashes Over Soviet Memorial Leave One Dead (Update5)". Bloomberg. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
Preceded by
Kalle Laanet		 Minister of the Interior
April 5, 2007 – May 21, 2009 		Succeeded by
Marko Pomerants


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