Tanel Kiik

Tanel Kiik (born 23 January 1989)^[1] is an Estonian politician and former cabinet minister.

Tanel Kiik
Tanel Kiik in 2021
Minister of Health and Labour
In office 26 January 2021 – 3 June 2022
Prime Minister	Kaja Kallas
Preceded by	Himself as Minister of Social Affairs
Succeeded by	Peep Peterson
Minister of Social Affairs
In office 29 April 2019 – 26 January 2021
Prime Minister	Jüri Ratas
Preceded by	Riina Sikkut (as Minister of Health and Labour)
Succeeded by	Office split into Minister of Health and Labour and Minister of Social Protection
Member of the Riigikogu
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 April 2023
Deputy Mayor of Tallinn
In office 9 September 2022 – 9 April 2023
Personal details
Born	(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 35) Tallinn, Estonia
Political party	Estonian Social Democratic Party (2024–present)
Other political affiliations	Centre Party (2018–2024)
Children	1
Alma mater	University of Tartu

In the years 2012–2016, Tanel Kiik was an advisor to Jüri Ratas in the Riigikogu and in the years 2016–2019, he was the head of Prime Minister Jüri Ratas's office in the State Chancellery.^[2]

He served as Minister of Social Affairs in the second cabinet of Jüri Ratas.^[1][3]

In the cabinet of Kaja Kallas, his office was split into Minister of Health and Labour and Minister of Social Protection.^[4] Kiik was appointed as Minister of Health and Labour and Signe Riisalo was appointed as Minister of Social Protection.^[4]

In 2023, Kiik ran to be leader of the Centre Party. He received 489 votes (46.75%) at the party's special conference in Paide, being defeated by Mihhail Kõlvart who won 543 votes (51.91%).^[5]

On 5 January 2024, Kiik and three other members (Ester Karuse, Jaak Aab and Andre Hanimägi) of the serving Riigikogu announced their departure from the Centre Party and joined the Estonian Social Democratic Party.^[6]

References

1. "Tanel Kiik". Estonia Government. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
2. "Sotsiaalminister Tanel Kiik | Valitsus.ee". 29 April 2019. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
3. "Juri Ratas takes oath of office as new Estonian PM". The Baltic Times. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
4. "Minister: Hopefully new coalition will see fewer spats than its predecessor". ERR. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
5. ERR (10 September 2023). "Keskerakonna uueks juhiks valiti Mihhail Kõlvart". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
6. Krjukov, Aleksander; Kook, Urmas (5 January 2024). "Kuus riigikogu keskerakondlast lahkus parteist, neist neli liitub sotsidega". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) (in Estonian). Retrieved 4 April 2024.

Political offices
Preceded by Himself as Minister of Social Affairs	Minister of Health and Labour 2021–2022	Succeeded by Peep Peterson
Preceded by Riina Sikkut as Minister of Health and Labour	Minister of Social Affairs 2019–2021	Office split into Minister of Health and Labour and Minister of Social Protection