Jürgen Ligi was born on 16 July 1959 in Tartu. He is married and a father of two. Ligi joined the Estonian Reform Party in 1994 and is the vice-chair of the party.
Career
- 2016–2024 Member of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Riigikogu, Chair of the State Budget Control Select Committee (2016-2021), Chair of the Security Authorities Surveillance Select Committee (2021–2022; 2023–2024), and Chair of the Study Committee on the Development of Estonian Language Instruction (2022–2023)
- 2016 Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 2015–2016 Minister of Education and Research
- 2014–2015 Member of the 12th Riigikogu, Chair of the National Defence Committee
- 2009–2014 Minister of Finance
- 2007–2009 Member of the 11th Riigikogu, Chair of the Finance Committee
- 2005–2007 Minister of Defence
- 1995–2007 Member of the 8th, 9th, and 10th Riigikogu
- 1993–1995 Head of EVEA Bank, Kuressaare Branch Office
- 1992–1993 Economic Adviser at Kaarma Rural Municipality Government
- 1990–1991 Head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Saaremaa Department
- 1989–1990 Chief Specialist at Saaremaa Agro-Industrial Association
- 1982–1989 Economist at the Estonian SSR State Planning Committee, Institute of Planning
Education
Jürgen Ligi graduated from the University of Tartu in 1982 with a degree in geography and completed a degree in international economics at the University of Tartu in 1993. He also studied business management at the Estonian Business School in 1993–1995.
Awards and recognition
In 2011, the President of the Republic awarded Jürgen Ligi the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class. In 2013, he was awarded the Grand Cross of Commander of the Order for Merits to the Republic of Lithuania and the Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Other
Member of the Supervisory Board of the Eesti Pank in 2021–2022.
His hobbies are sports and reading.
Last updated: 07.03.2025
