Katrin Saks
| Katrin Saks | |
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Katrin Saks in 2007.
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| Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs | |
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In office 1999–2002 |
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| Prime Minister | Mart Laar |
| Preceded by | Andra Veidemann |
| Succeeded by | Eldar Efendijev |
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| Born |
29 November 1956 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Katrin Saks (born November 29, 1956 in Tallinn) is an Estonian politician, currently vice-chairman of the Social Democratic Party. From 1999 to 2002, she was Minister of Population Affairs in the cabinet of Mart Laar. In October 2006 she became Member of the European Parliament, replacing Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who had been elected President of Estonia. She lost her seat in the 2009 European election, but shortly regained it, when on 7 April 2014 she replaced Ivari Padar who became Estonian Minister for Agriculture, until in July she was succeeded by Marju Lauristin following the 2014 European election. As of 2011, she serves as a rector of Tallinn University Baltic Film and Media School.
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