Ivari Padar | |
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| Member of the European Parliament forEstonia | |
| In office 7 June 2009 – 6 April 2014 | |
| In office 6 November 2017 – 3 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Marju Lauristin |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 7 April 2014 – 9 April 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Taavi Rõivas |
| Preceded by | Helir-Valdor Seeder |
| Succeeded by | Urmas Kruuse(rural affairs) |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 5 April 2007 – 21 May 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrus Ansip |
| Preceded by | Aivar Sõerd |
| Succeeded by | Jürgen Ligi |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 25 March 1999 – 28 January 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Mart Laar |
| Preceded by | Andres Varik |
| Succeeded by | Jaanus Marrandi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1965-03-12)12 March 1965 (age 60) Navi, Estonia |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Kristel Padar[1] |
| Children | 2 (from a previous marriage) |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
Ivari Padar (born 12 March 1965[2]) is anEstonian politician. He is a formerMinister of Finance,[3] Minister of Agriculture and chairman of theEstonian Social Democratic Party.[2][4]
Padar was born inNavi, Võru Parish, Võru.[3] He was Deputy Mayor ofVõru from 1993 to 1994, Executive Chairman of the Võru Farmers Union from 1994 to 1995, and Assistant to the Chancellor at the Finance Ministry from 1995 to 1997.[3][2] He was Minister of Agriculture from 1999 to 2002,[3][2] Chairman of Võru City Council from 2002 to 2005, and a member of theX,XI,XIII andXIV Riigikogu. In April 2007 he became Minister of Finance.[3] He led the Social Democratic Party from 2003 to 2009.[2]
Padar was aMember of the European Parliament for Estonia from 2009 until 2014 and from 2017 until 2019.[5] In parliament, he served on theCommittee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (2009-2014) and theCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (2017-2019).
In addition to his political work, Padar is a member of theReconciliation of European Histories Group.[6]
JudokaMartin Padar is Ivari Padar's cousin.[7]
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| Preceded by | Minister of Agriculture 1999–2002 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Finance 2007–2009 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Agriculture 2014–2015 | Succeeded by |
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