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She was a member of [[George Soros]]' [[European Council on Foreign Relations]], was selected a [[Friends of Europe/Young European Leaders 2017|Young European Leader by the lobby group Friends of Europe]] in 2017, and was categorized as [[Open Society Foundations/Reliable allies|a "reliable ally"]] by the [[Open Society Foundations]] when she sat in the [[European Parliament]]. She has been mooted as a possible [[Secretary-General of NATO]].<ref>https://estonianworld.com/security/nyt-estonias-kaja-kallas-a-strong-contender-to-be-the-next-nato-chief/</ref>
 
She was a member of [[George Soros]]' [[European Council on Foreign Relations]], was selected a [[Friends of Europe/Young European Leaders 2017|Young European Leader by the lobby group Friends of Europe]] in 2017, and was categorized as [[Open Society Foundations/Reliable allies|a "reliable ally"]] by the [[Open Society Foundations]] when she sat in the [[European Parliament]]. She has been mooted as a possible [[Secretary-General of NATO]].<ref>https://estonianworld.com/security/nyt-estonias-kaja-kallas-a-strong-contender-to-be-the-next-nato-chief/</ref>
  
== Early life and education ==
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== Background ==
 
Kaja Kallas was born in [[Tallinn]] on 18 June 1977.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044314/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124697/KAJA_KALLAS/history/8</reF> She is the daughter of [[Siim Kallas]], who was the 14th [[prime minister of Estonia]] and later a [[European Commissioner]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190308080827/http://fortune.com/2019/03/04/estonia-election-results-kaja-kallas/</ref> During the [[Soviet deportations from Estonia]], her mother Kristi, six months old at the time, was deported to [[Siberia]] with her mother and grandmother in a cattle car and lived there until she was ten years old.<ref name="7118974KajaKallas"/> Kallas's great-grandfather was [[Eduard Alver]], Commander of the Estonian Defence League (Kaitseliit) during the Estonian War of Independence, and the first chief of the [[Estonian Police]] from 1918 to 24 May 1919.<ref name="7118974KajaKallas">[https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/articles/2021/01/26/7118974/ Even further from Russia: what is known about the new head of the Estonian government], [[Ukrayinska Pravda|Europeeska Pravda]], 26 January 2021</ref><ref>[https://ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/69063295/siim-kallas-minu-vanaema-oli-latlane-vaga-huvitav? Eesti Ekspress. ''Siim Kallas: "'Minu vanaema oli lätlane? Väga huvitav!"'.''] (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 February 2021.</ref>
 
Kaja Kallas was born in [[Tallinn]] on 18 June 1977.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044314/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124697/KAJA_KALLAS/history/8</reF> She is the daughter of [[Siim Kallas]], who was the 14th [[prime minister of Estonia]] and later a [[European Commissioner]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190308080827/http://fortune.com/2019/03/04/estonia-election-results-kaja-kallas/</ref> During the [[Soviet deportations from Estonia]], her mother Kristi, six months old at the time, was deported to [[Siberia]] with her mother and grandmother in a cattle car and lived there until she was ten years old.<ref name="7118974KajaKallas"/> Kallas's great-grandfather was [[Eduard Alver]], Commander of the Estonian Defence League (Kaitseliit) during the Estonian War of Independence, and the first chief of the [[Estonian Police]] from 1918 to 24 May 1919.<ref name="7118974KajaKallas">[https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/articles/2021/01/26/7118974/ Even further from Russia: what is known about the new head of the Estonian government], [[Ukrayinska Pravda|Europeeska Pravda]], 26 January 2021</ref><ref>[https://ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/69063295/siim-kallas-minu-vanaema-oli-latlane-vaga-huvitav? Eesti Ekspress. ''Siim Kallas: "'Minu vanaema oli lätlane? Väga huvitav!"'.''] (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 February 2021.</ref>
  

Latest revision as of 12:37, 13 September 2024

Person.png Kaja Kallas   LinkedIn WikiquoteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
Born18 June 1977
Tallinn, Estonia
NationalityEstonian
Alma materUniversity of Tartu, Estonian Business School
ParentsSiim Kallas
Member ofEuropean Council on Foreign Relations, Friends of Europe/Young European Leaders/2017, Open Society Foundations/Reliable allies
RelativesEduard Alver

Kaja Kallas is an Estonian politician who was prime minister of Estonia since 2021.[1]

She was a member of George Soros' European Council on Foreign Relations, was selected a Young European Leader by the lobby group Friends of Europe in 2017, and was categorized as a "reliable ally" by the Open Society Foundations when she sat in the European Parliament. She has been mooted as a possible Secretary-General of NATO.[2]

Background

Kaja Kallas was born in Tallinn on 18 June 1977.[3] She is the daughter of Siim Kallas, who was the 14th prime minister of Estonia and later a European Commissioner.[4] During the Soviet deportations from Estonia, her mother Kristi, six months old at the time, was deported to Siberia with her mother and grandmother in a cattle car and lived there until she was ten years old.[5] Kallas's great-grandfather was Eduard Alver, Commander of the Estonian Defence League (Kaitseliit) during the Estonian War of Independence, and the first chief of the Estonian Police from 1918 to 24 May 1919.[5][6]

Kallas graduated from the University of Tartu in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in law. She lived in France and Finland briefly while training in European law.[7] From 2007, she attended the Estonian Business School, getting an EMBA (Executive Master of Business Administration) in economics in 2010.[8]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/202430 May 20242 June 2024Spain
Madrid
The 70th Bilderberg Meeting
Munich Security Conference/202218 February 202220 February 2022Germany
Munich
Bavaria
Slightly less than 1/3 of the 664 of the participants have pages here
Munich Security Conference/202317 February 202319 February 2023Germany
Munich
Bavaria
Annual conference of mid-level functionaries from the military-industrial complex - politicians, propagandists and lobbyists. The real decisions are made by deep politicians behind the scenes, elsewhere.
Munich Security Conference/202416 February 202418 February 2024Germany
Munich
Bavaria
Annual conference of mid-level functionaries from the military-industrial complex - politicians, propagandists and lobbyists - in their own bubble, far from the concerns of their subjects
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.


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