Liisa Oviir

Liisa Oviir
Minister of Entrepreneurship
In office
14 September 2015  23 November 2016
Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas
Preceded by Urve Palo
Succeeded by Urve Palo (as Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology)
Personal details
Born (1977-03-01) 1 March 1977
Tallinn, Estonia
Political party Social Democratic Party
Alma mater University of Tartu

Liisa Oviir (born 1 March 1977) is an Estonian lawyer and politician who has been the Minister of Entrepreneurship since 2015. Oviir has graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Tartu in 2000.

Career

From 1997–1998, Liisa Oviir served as a referent in the Estonian Embassy in London. She worked as a lawyer in Tallink from 1998–2008 and Eesti Energia from 2008–2015.

On 14 September 2015, Oviir became the Minister of Entrepreneurship in Taavi Rõivas' second cabinet.[1] She is a member of the Social Democratic Party.

References

  1. "Minister of Entrepreneurship Liisa Oviir" (in Estonian). Government of Estonia.
Political offices
Preceded by
Urve Palo
Minister of Entrepreneurship
2015–2016
Succeeded by
Urve Palo


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