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Kaja Kallas | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Vice-President of the European Commission | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2024 | |
| President | Ursula von der Leyen |
| Preceded by | Josep Borrell |
| High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2024 | |
| President | Ursula von der Leyen |
| Preceded by | Josep Borrell |
| 19th Prime Minister of Estonia | |
| In office 26 January 2021 – 23 July 2024 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Jüri Ratas |
| Succeeded by | Kristen Michal |
| Leader of the Estonian Reform Party | |
| In office 14 April 2018 – 8 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Hanno Pevkur |
| Succeeded by | Kristen Michal |
| Member of the Riigikogu | |
| In office 3 March 2019 – 26 January 2021 | |
| Constituency | Harju–Rapla |
| In office 6 March 2011 – 1 July 2014 | |
| Constituency | Harju–Rapla |
| Member of the European Parliament for Estonia | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 5 September 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1977 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Political party | Estonian Reform Party (2010–present) |
| Spouses | Roomet Leiger
(m. 2002; div. 2006)Arvo Hallik (m. 2018) |
| Domestic partner | Taavi Veskimägi (2011–2014) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Siim Kallas (father) Kristi Kallas (mother) |
| Relatives | Eduard Alver (great-grandfather) |
| Education | |
| Website | kajakallas |
Kaja Kallas (Estonian: [ˈkɑjɑ ˈkɑlːɑs]; born 18 June 1977)[1] is an Estonian politician and diplomat. She was the first female prime minister of Estonia, a role she held from 2021 until 2024, when she resigned in advance of her appointment as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.[2]
The leader of the Estonian Reform Party since 2018, she was a member of parliament (Riigikogu) in 2011–2014, and 2019–2021. Kallas was a member of the European Parliament in 2014–2018, representing the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Before her election to Riigikogu, she was a lawyer specialising in European competition law.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
autowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Tanner, Jari (15 July 2024). "Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas steps down to become EU's top diplomat". AP News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.