Peaminister siim kallas biography
Siim KALLAS Personal details Born October 2, 1948 in Tallinn ......
Peaminister siim kallas biography
Siim Kallas
| Estonian politician Date of Birth: 02.10.1948 Country: Estonia |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Political Career
- European Union Career
- Personal Life
Early Life and Education
Siim Kallas was born on October 2, 1948, in Tallinn, Estonia, to Udo and Riina Kallas (née Alver).
His grandfather, Eduard Alver, was the first police chief of the Estonian Republic and the head of the Estonian Defence League. Kallas is related to the renowned Estonian poet Betti Alver. His grandmother was of Baltic German descent.
Kallas graduated from Tallinn Secondary School No.
22 in 1967 and with honors from the University of Tartu in 1972 with a degree in finance and credit. He later pursued postgraduate studies in the same field and defended his doctoral dissertation in 1975.
Political Career
During the perestroika era, Kallas became one of the authors of the concept of "Self-Reliant Estonia" (IME).
From 1991 to 1995, while serving as the President of the Bank of E