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Jüri Ratas
Jüri Ratas · 2017 Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Person

Jüri Ratas

b. 1978

Estonian politician (born 1978)

Born
2 Jul 1978 · Tallinn
Part ofEstonia1198 – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 55 years
  1. 2 Jul 1978BornBorn in Tallinn
  2. 2005 – 2007RoleMayor of Tallinn
  3. 2007RoleMember of the Riigikogu
  4. 2011 – 2015RoleMember of the Riigikogu
  5. 2015 – 2016RoleMember of the Riigikogu
  6. 2016 – 2021RolePrime Minister of Estonia
  7. 2018AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
  8. 2018AwardKnight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  9. 2019RoleMember of the Riigikogu
  10. 2019AwardOrder of the Three Stars, 2nd Class
  11. 2021RoleMember of the Riigikogu
  12. 2021 – 2023RolePresident of the Riigikogu
  13. 2021AwardGrand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania
  14. 2021AwardOrder of the National Coat of Arms, 2nd Class
  15. 2022AwardOrder of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd class
  16. 2024RoleMember of the European Parliament

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1978 – today).

  1. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  3. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  4. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  5. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  6. 1985Schengen Agreement
  7. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  8. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  9. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  10. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  11. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  12. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  13. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  14. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  15. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  16. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  17. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  18. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  19. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  20. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  21. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  22. 20112011 Norway attacks
  23. 2011Libyan civil war
  24. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  25. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  26. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  27. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  28. 2015Paris Agreement
  29. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  30. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  31. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  32. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  33. 2023Gaza war
  34. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  35. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Jüri Ratas (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈjyri ˈrɑtːɑs]; born 2 July 1978) is an Estonian politician who served as the prime minister of Estonia from 2016 to 2021 and as the leader of the Centre Party from 2016 to 2023, and the mayor of Tallinn from 2005 to 2007. Ratas was a member of the Centre Party until switching to Isamaa in 2024.

As the prime minister Ratas led two cabinets. His first cabinet was in office from 2016 to 2019 and the second from 2019 to 2021. His second cabinet was notable for its share of public scandals, the highest number of resignations of ministers in Estonian history and the number of public apologies from Ratas, mostly connected to the activities and offensive public statements of the smaller coalition partner nationalist and right-wing populist EKRE party. Among others they called Sanna Marin a "non-educated sales girl" and Joe Biden a "corrupt character" forcing Ratas to apologize on their behalf.

His tenure also saw the national budget of Estonia going into deficit after years of being in surplus.

Text from the Wikipedia article Jüri Ratas, CC BY-SA 4.0

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