Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas’ Net Worth, Awards, Endorsements, Achievements, Contracts, Career Life, and Timeline
Net Worth
Kaja Kallas has an estimated net worth between $1 million and $6 million.
Awards
Kaja Kallas has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania. She was also honored by the Hans Ringier Foundation with the European Prize for Political Culture. In 2023, she was presented with the Liberal of the Year award by Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.
Endorsements
Kallas has been one of the strongest supporters of Ukraine, leading efforts to increase military assistance to Kyiv and tighten sanctions against Russia67. She has also endorsed Ukraine’s bid to join the EU.
Achievements:
- Prime Minister of Estonia since 2021 (first female PM)
- Also Former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 to 2019
- Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia from 2019 to 2021
- Leader of the Estonian Reform Party since 2018
- Initiated several reforms to modernize Estonia’s economy and digital infrastructure
- Strong advocate for European integration and transatlantic cooperation
- Also Played a key role in coordinating the European Union’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine
Contracts
Kallas signed a loan contract with her husband’s company, Novaria Consult, in 2022. She also secured a coalition government agreement in 2023.
Career Life
Kallas started her political career in 2011 when she became a member of the Estonian Reform Party. She served as a member of the Riigikogu (the Estonian Parliament) from 2011 to 2014, and again from 2019 to 2021. She was also a member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2018. Before her election to the Riigikogu, she was a lawyer specializing in European competition law.
Timeline
- Born on June 18, 1977.
- Graduated from the University of Tartu in 1999.
- Also Became a member of the Estonian Bar Association in 1999.
- Became an attorney-at-law in 2002.
- Also Earned an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) from the Estonian Business School in 2010.
- Joined the Estonian Reform Party in 2011.
- Served as a member of the Riigikogu from 2011 to 2014.
- Also Served as a member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2018.
- Became the leader of the Reform Party in 2018.
- Also Served as a member of the Riigikogu again from 2019 to 2021.
- Became the first female Prime Minister of Estonia in 2021.