Juhan Parts facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Juhan Parts
Parts in 2012
Member of the European Court of Auditors for Estonia
In office 1 January 2017 – 31 December 2022
President	Klaus-Heiner Lehne Tony Murphy
Preceded by	Kersti Kaljulaid
Succeeded by	Keit Pentus-Rosimannus
15th Prime Minister of Estonia
In office 10 April 2003 – 12 April 2005
President	Arnold Rüütel
Preceded by	Siim Kallas
Succeeded by	Andrus Ansip
Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications
In office 5 April 2007 – 26 March 2014
Prime Minister	Andrus Ansip
Preceded by	Edgar Savisaar
Succeeded by	Urve Palo (Economic Affairs and Infrastructure) Anne Sulling (Foreign Trade and Entrepreneurship)
Personal details
Born	(1966-08-27) 27 August 1966 (age 58) Tallinn, Estonia
Political party	Res Publica Party (2001–2006) Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (2006–present)
Spouses	Merle Parts (1987) Daisy Tauk (2002–present)
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Tartu

Juhan Parts (born 27 August 1966) is an Estonian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Estonia from 2003 to 2005. He was also the Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications from 2007 to 2014. Parts is a member of the Isamaa political party.

Early Life and Education

Juhan Parts was born in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. He went to the Gustav Adolf Grammar School. After finishing high school, he studied law at the University of Tartu.

Beginning His Career

Juhan Parts

After graduating from the university, Parts started working at the Ministry of Justice. He quickly became known as a young and energetic person who wanted to make positive changes.

In 1998, he was appointed as the Auditor General. An Auditor General's job is to check how the government is spending money and make sure everything is done correctly. From this important position, he often shared his ideas on how the government could improve. This made him a well-known person in Estonian politics.

Political Career

Starting a New Party

Parts helped start a new political party called Res Publica. A political party is a group of people with similar ideas about how to run a country. The Res Publica party focused on using practical knowledge to manage the country's economy.

Prime Minister of Estonia

In the 2003 elections for the Riigikogu (the Estonian parliament), Parts's party did very well. Because of this success, he was asked to form a new government. He became the Prime Minister of Estonia on 10 April 2003.

Parts stepped down as prime minister on 24 March 2005. This happened after a "vote of no confidence" against his Minister of Justice, Ken-Marti Vaher. A vote of no confidence is when the parliament decides a minister is not doing their job well. The minister had created a system that many people felt was unfair and reminded them of a difficult time in Estonia's history. Parts had supported this system. His time as Prime Minister officially ended on 12 April 2005.

Minister for Economic Affairs

From 2007 to 2014, Parts served as the Minister for Economic Affairs and Communications. In this role, he worked on important issues for Estonia.

After Estonia faced major computer-based attacks in 2007, Parts introduced a plan to make the country's online systems safer. He also worked on the future of Estonian Air, the national airline. His government also signed an agreement with Finland in 2014 to build new energy terminals.

In a 2015 election, Parts was re-elected to the parliament with many votes.

Working for the European Union

In 2016, Juhan Parts was appointed as a member of the European Court of Auditors. This court checks how the European Union (EU) spends its money. It makes sure the money is used wisely and for the right purposes.

As a member, Parts led investigations into several areas. These included checking the work of the EU's anti-fraud office and how the EU spent money to help countries like Kenya and those in the Western Balkans. His term at the court ended on 31 December 2022.

See also

In Spanish: Juhan Parts para niños