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Marko Pomerants

Marko Pomerants
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Minister of the Environment
Assumed office
9 April 2015 (2015-04-09)
Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas
Preceded by Mati Raidma
Minister of the Interior
In office
4 June 2009 (2009-06-04) – 6 April 2011 (2011-04-06)
Prime Minister Andrus Ansip
Preceded by Jüri Pihl
Succeeded by Ken-Marti Vaher
Minister of Social Affairs
In office
10 April 2003 (2003-04-10) – 13 April 2005 (2005-04-13)
Prime Minister Juhan Parts
Preceded by Siiri Oviir
Succeeded by Jaak Aab
Personal details
Born (1964-09-24) 24 September 1964 (age 52)
Tamsalu, Estonia
Political party Pro Patria and Res Publica Union
Alma mater University of Tartu

Marko Pomerants (born 24 September 1964) is an Estonian politician. He has been the Minister of the Environment since 9 April 2015. Previously, Pomerants has served as the Minister of Social Affairs from 2003 to 2005 and as the Minister of the Interior from 2009 to 2012. Pomerants is a member of the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union.

Marko Pomerants went to Tamsalu High School and completed higher education at the University of Tartu. He has degrees in geology and public administration.

Pomerants began his political career in the Lääne-Viru County Environmental Department in 1994. A year later he became the Governor (Estonian: Maavanem) of the county and served for eight years.

In 2003, he was a member of the 10th Riigikogu. On 10 April 2003, Pomerants was appointed Minister of Social Affairs, serving until 13 April 2005.

From 2007 to 2009, he was a member of the 11th Riigikogu.

From 2009 to 2011, Pomerants served as the Minister of the Interior.

In 2015 parliamentary elections, Pomerants was re-elected to the Riigikogu with 2,681 individual votes.

On 9 April 2015, he became the Minister of the Environment in Taavi Rõivas' second cabinet.


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