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Revision as of 06:48, 20 May 2016

Urve Palo
Minister of Entrepreneurship
In office
9 April 2015 – 14 September 2015
Prime MinisterTaavi Rõivas
Preceded byAnne Sulling (Foreign Trade and Entrepreneurship)
Succeeded byLiisa Oviir
Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure
In office
26 March 2014 – 9 April 2015
Prime MinisterTaavi Rõivas
Preceded byJuhan Parts
Succeeded byKristen Michal
Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs
In office
4 April 2007 – 21 May 2009
Prime MinisterAndrus Ansip
Preceded byPaul-Eerik Rummo
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born (1972-07-10) 10 July 1972 (age 52)
Haapsalu, Estonia
Political partySocial Democratic Party (2006-)
SpouseJanek Palo [1]
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Tartu

Urve Palo (born 10 July 1972) is an Estonian politician, a member of the Social Democratic Party.[2]

Palo was born in Haapsalu. From April 2007 until May 2009 she served as Estonian Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs. She also served as the Minister of Entrepreneurship in Taavi Rõivas' second cabinet from 9 April 2015, but resigned on 31 August while being disappointed to the coalition with the Reform Party.[3]

In 2010, Palo participated as a celebrity contestant on the fourth season of Tantsud tähtedega, an Estonian version of Dancing with the Stars. Her professional dancing partner was Aleksandr Makarov.

References

  1. ^ "Minu taust ja kontaktid". Urve Palo. 15 May 2014.
  2. ^ CV at Estonian government website
  3. ^ "SDE votes to continue in government; Palo resigns". ERR. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs
2007–2009
Succeeded by
Office abolished
Preceded by Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure
2014–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent