Urmas Klaas
Profile
Urmas Klaas is an Estonian politician and historian who has served as the Mayor of Tartu since 2014. A member of the Estonian Reform Party, he previously served as a member of the Riigikogu, where he chaired the Economic Affairs Committee and the Committee of Education and Culture. Before entering politics, he worked as a lecturer at the University of Tartu and held various editorial roles at the newspaper Postimees. In addition to his mayoral duties, he is a Vice President of the European Committee of the Regions.
Details
- Born
- March 17, 1971 · 55 years old
- Birth place
- Estonia
- Education
- University of Tartu
- Career
- Historian, journalist, lecturer at the University of Tartu, editor at Postimees, head of the information management department at the Estonian Ministry of Education, Governor of Põlva County
