Hanno Pevkur
Estonian Minister of Defence
Hanno Pevkur was born on April 2, 1977, in Iisaku, Estonia. He received his law degree from the Tallinn School of Economics in 1998 and from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tartu in 2002.
Before 2000, he worked as a lawyer, and then held various positions in local government and served as Minister of Social Affairs, Minister of Justice, and Minister of the Interior. Since 2022, and again from July 2024, he has held the position of Minister of Defence of the Republic of Estonia. He actively supports military aid to Ukraine.
2007
Elected as a member of the 11th Riigikogu
2009
Appointed Minister of Social Affairs
2012
Appointed Minister of Justice
2012
Became President of the Estonian Volleyball Federation
2014
Appointed Minister of the Interior
2017
Elected Chairman of the Estonian Reform Party, which he led until 2018
2022
Assumed the position of Minister of Defence
