The Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Sotsiaalministeerium) is a government ministry of Estonia responsible for social policies of the country.[1]

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Ministry of Social Affairs
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Estonia
HeadquartersSuur-Ameerika 1, 10122 Tallinn, Estonia
Annual budget7.92 bln € EUR (2023)
Ministers responsible
Child agencies
  • Estonian Social Insurance Board
  • Estonian Health Board
  • Labour Inspectorate of Estonia
  • State Agency of Medicines
  • National Institute for Health Development
  • Astangu Vocational Rehabilitation Centre
  • Health and Welfare Information Systems Centre
Websitehttp://www.sm.ee/en/
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The Ministry was formed on 1 February 1993, when three earlier ministries were merged. These three ministries were Ministry of Health (Estonian: Tervishoiuministeerium), Ministry of Social Care (Estonian: Sotsiaalhooldusministeerium) and Ministry of Labor (Estonian: Tööministeerium).[2]

List of ministers

The position first appeared in the government of Mart Laar established in 1992. In 2014, the responsibilities of the Minister of Social Affairs were divided between the two newly established positions of Minister of Social Protection and Minister of Health.

Social affairs (1992–2014)

Social protection (2014–2019)

Health and labour (2014–2019)

Social affairs (2019–2021)

Health and labour (2021–2023)

Health (2023–present)

Social protection (2021–present)

References

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