Urmas Paet

Quick Facts

Full Name	Urmas Paet
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Apr 20, 1974(1974-04-20)
Age	50
Birthplace	Tallinn
Country	Estonia
Birth City	Tallinn
Horoscope	Taurus

Urmas Paet Biography

Urmas Paet is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on April 20, 1974 in Tallinn, Tallinn, Estonia. Urmas Paet (born 20 April 1974) is an Estonian politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Estonia. He is a member of the Reform Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. He has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2014 and Minister of Culture from 2003 to 2005. He was a member of the Estonian Parliament from 2003 to 2014.

Paet remained in that position until April 2005, when the Parts government fell. In April 2005, when the Andrus Ansip cabinet took office, he became Foreign Minister.

Paet has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2014 European elections. A member of the ALDE (Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) political faction, he first served on the Committee on Budgets from 2014 until 2019. In this capacity, he authored a 2016 parliamentary resolution in favor of plans to increase European spending on military missions, as well as developing and sharing assets like helicopters.

In the 2015 Estonian elections, Paet received enough votes to take up a seat in the national parliament yet decided to keep his seat in the European Parliament.

In April 2003, when the Juhan Parts government took office, Paet became Estonian Minister of Culture. In this capacity, he helped launch a new theatre, Theatre NO99

Urmas Paet Net Worth

Urmas Paet is one of the richest Journalist from Estonia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Urmas Paet 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Paet was born in Tallinn. He graduated from the University of Tartu in 1996 with a BA in political science and continued his graduate studies there, but without obtaining the degree. He was active in journalism during his studies, first at Estonian Radio and later at Postimees, a mainstream daily and one of Estonia’s most popular newspapers.

Paet continued his career in journalism until 1999, when he entered politics by joining the Reform Party and becoming professional advisor. He served as the Deputy Mayor of Nõmme (a district of Tallinn) from 1999 to 2003.

During his time in office, the kidnapping of seven Estonian cyclists in the Beqaa Valley near the Syria-Lebanese border required Paet to undertake multiple trips to the Middle East in 2011; the cyclists’ release was secured after 113 days in captivity. By the time he left office, he was the second longest-serving foreign minister in Europe.

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Facts & Trivia

Urmas Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Estonia. Urmas Paet celebrates birthday on April 20 of every year.