Kaja Kallas

Kaja Kallas
Kaja Kallas
	Official portrait, 2024
Vice-President of the European Commission
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 December 2024
Commission	Von der Leyen II
Preceded by	Josep Borrell
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 December 2024
Commission	Von der Leyen II
Preceded by	Josep Borrell
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	18 June 1977; Tallinn, Estonia
Political party	Estonian Reform Party (since 2010)
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] Since 2024, she has served in that role as well as Vice-President of the European Commission in the second von der Leyen Commission.

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.

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^ Tanner, Jari (15 July 2024). "Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas steps down to become EU's top diplomat". AP News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

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[2] Tanner, Jari (15 July 2024). "Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas steps down to become EU's top diplomat". AP News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

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