Kaja Kallas

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Kaja Kallas
Kallas in 2024
19th Prime Minister of Estonia
In office 26 January 2021 – 23 July 2024
President	Kersti Kaljulaid Alar Karis
Preceded by	Jüri Ratas
Succeeded by	Kristen Michal
Leader of the Estonian Reform Party
In office 14 April 2018 – 8 September 2024
Preceded by	Hanno Pevkur
Succeeded by	Kristen Michal
Member of the Riigikogu
In office 3 March 2019 – 26 January 2021
Constituency	Harju–Rapla
In office 6 March 2011 – 1 July 2014
Constituency	Harju–Rapla
Member of the European Parliament for Estonia
In office 1 July 2014 – 5 September 2018
Personal details
Born	(1977-06-18) 18 June 1977 (age 47) Tallinn, Estonia
Political party	Estonian Reform Party (2010–present)
Spouses	Roomet Leiger ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2006)​ Arvo Hallik ​ (m. 2018)​
Domestic partner	Taavi Veskimägi (2011–2014)
Children	1
Parent(s)	Siim Kallas (father) Kristi Kallas (mother)
Relatives	Eduard Alver (great-grandfather)
Education	University of Tartu (BA) Estonian Business School (EMBA)
Website	kajakallas.ee

Kaja Kallas (Estonian: [ˈkɑjɑ ˈkɑlːɑs]; born 18 June 1977)^[1] is an Estonian politician and diplomat. She was the first female prime minister of Estonia, a role she held from 2021 until 2024, when she resigned in advance of her appointment as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.^[2]

The leader of the Estonian Reform Party since 2018, she was a member of parliament (Riigikogu) in 2011–2014, and 2019–2021. Kallas was a member of the European Parliament in 2014–2018, representing the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Before her election to Riigikogu, she was a lawyer specialising in European competition law.