Kalle Laanet

Kalle Laanet (born 25 September 1965) is an Estonian politician and police officer. He is member of XIV Riigikogu. Since 2014 he belongs to Estonian Reform Party.^[2] He served as Minister of Justice from April 2023 to April 2024 in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.

Kalle Laanet
Laanet in 2021
Minister of Justice
In office 17 April 2023 – 1 April 2024
Prime Minister	Kaja Kallas
Preceded by	Lea Danilson-Järg
Succeeded by	Madis Timpson[1]
Minister of Defence
In office 26 January 2021 – 18 July 2022
Prime Minister	Kaja Kallas
Preceded by	Jüri Luik
Succeeded by	Hanno Pevkur
Minister of the Interior
In office 13 April 2005 – 5 April 2007
Prime Minister	Andrus Ansip
Preceded by	Margus Leivo
Succeeded by	Jüri Pihl
Personal details
Born	(1965-09-25) 25 September 1965 (age 59) Orissaare, Estonia
Political party	Reform Party (2014-present) Centre Party (2005-2012)
Alma mater	Concordia International University Estonia

2002–04 he was police prefect of Tallinn (Estonian: Tallinna politseiprefekt).^[2]

2005–07 he was Minister of the Interior (Estonian: Eesti siseminister).^[2]

He has been member of XI, XII, XIII and XIV Riigikogu.^[2]

2021-22 he was the Minister of the Defence (Estonian: Eesti kaitseminister).^[2]

Laanet was sworn in as Minister of Justice in the third cabinet of Kaja Kallas on 17 April 2023.^[3][4][5] He left the cabinet on 1 April 2024, being succeeded by Madis Timpson.^[6]