Marko Pomerants

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Early life

Marko Pomerants went to Tamsalu High School and completed higher education at the University of Tartu. He has degrees in geology and public administration.

Political career

Pomerants began his political career in the Lääne-Viru County Environmental Department in 1994. A year later he became the Governor (Template:Langx) of the county and served for eight years.[1]

In 2003, he was a member of the 10th Riigikogu. On 10 April 2003, Pomerants was appointed Minister of Social Affairs, serving until 13 April 2005.[2]

From 2007 to 2009, he was a member of the 11th Riigikogu.

From 2009 to 2011, Pomerants served as the Minister of the Interior.[3]

In 2015 parliamentary elections, Pomerants was re-elected to the Riigikogu with 2,681 individual votes.[4]

On 9 April 2015, he became the Minister of the Environment in Taavi Rõivas' second cabinet.

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Political offices
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