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Rene Tammist

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Rene Tammist
Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology
Assumed office
22 August 2018
Prime MinisterJüri Ratas
Preceded byUrve Palo
Personal details
Born (1978-07-05) 5 July 1978 (age 46)
Tartu, Estonia
Political partySocial Democratic Party

Rene Tammist (born 5 July 1978) is an Estonian politician representing the Social Democratic Party (SDE). He was sworn is as the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology in the cabinet of Jüri Ratas on 22 August 2018, succeeding Urve Palo, who resigned from the post.[1][2]

Background

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Before entering the politics, Tammist served as director of the Estonian Renewable Energy Association, a member of the Board of the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators and adviser to the S&D Group in the European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy Committee.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Rene Tammist to be sworn in as new IT minister on Wednesday". ERR. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Urve Palo quits Social Democratic Party, resigns as minister". ERR. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Tammist sworn in as new IT minister". ERR. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.