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(Redirected from Liisa-Ly Pakosta) Estonian politician (born 1969)

Liisa Pakosta
Pakosta in 2021

Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 July 2024
Prime Minister	Kristen Michal
Preceded by	Madis Timpson
Commissioner for Gender Equality and Equal Treatment
In office 3 July 2015 – 1 July 2022
Preceded by	Mari-Liis Sepper
Succeeded by	Christian Veske
Member of the Riigikogu
In office 9 November 2009 – 3 July 2015

Personal details
Born	Liisa-Ly Pakosta (1969-09-03) September 3, 1969 (age 55) Tallinn, Estonia
Political party	Estonia 200 (since 2023)
Other political affiliations	Isamaa (2006–2023)
Children	5
Alma mater	University of Tartu Estonian Academy of Arts
Occupation	Historian • Politician

Liisa-Ly Pakosta (born 3 September 1969) is an Estonian politician. She is a member of the XV Riigikogu.

Between 2015–2022 she was a Gender Equality and Equal Treatment Commissioner. She served as the Director-General of the National Heritage Board from July 1, 2022, to October 16 of the same year.

In the 2023 elections, she ran for the Riigikogu as a candidate for the Estonia 200 party and received 1,731 votes in electoral district number 2 (Tallinn Central, Lasnamäe, and Pirita districts), securing her election as a member of the Riigikogu. She used to be a member of the party Isamaa.

She became Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs in the cabinet of Kristen Michal on 23 July 2024.

References

^ "Juhatus ja liikmed". Riigikogu (in Estonian). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
"Muinsuskaitseameti peadirektorina alustab juulis 2022 tööd Liisa Pakosta. | Tippjuhi konkursiveeb". tippjuhid.riigikantselei.ee. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
"Liisa Pakosta lahkub muinsuskaitseameti peadirektori kohalt". ERR (in Estonian). 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
Netitark (2023-03-07). "Kes pääses riigikokku? Riigikogu liikmete nimekiri 2023. aastal". Sinu teadmiste pagas Internetis (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-09-25.

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President: Lauri Hussar (Estonia 200) First Vice-President: Toomas Kivimägi (Reform) Second Vice-President: Vacant
Centre	Aab* Belobrovtsev Hanimägi* Jufereva-Skuratovski* Karilaid* Karuse* Kiik* Kõlvart‡ (Sarapuu) Korobeinik Kovalenko-Kõlvart Laats Mölder Ratas* (Arhipov) Svet‡ (Eesmaa*) Toom‡ (Jevgrafov) Tšaplõgin
Conservative People's	Aller Epler Frosch* Helme, Helle-Moonika Helme, Mart Helme, Martin Kingo Kokk Kunnas Laneman* Madison‡ (Grünthal) Pohlak Põlluaas Poolamets, Anti Poolamets, Evelin Valge* Vooglaid
Estonia 200	Hussar Kallas, Kristina (Tein) Lehtme (Izmailova) Lutsar Pakosta Reinaas Stoicescu Tali, Kadri Tali, Peeter Tamm Taro Terras Tsahkna (Raid*) Uibo
Isamaa	Kokk Lukas Metsoja Reinsalu Seeder Sibul Solman Terras‡ (Maastik)
Reform	Akkermann Alender Haugas Joller Kadastik Kallas, Kaja (Klaassen) Kallas, Siim Keldo Kersna Kiili Kivi Kivimägi Klaas‡ (Sutrop) Kross Kruuse Laaneots (Lees) Laanet Lauri Ligi Michal (Lahe) Mihkelson Paet‡ (Merilind) Pere (Tiidus) Pevkur (Kuusemäe) Purga (Randpere) Riisalo (Raidma) Rõivas Ruusmann Seeme Siemann Šmigun-Vähi Sõerd Suslov Sutt Toomast Vaga Võrklaev (Pillak)
Social Democrats	Allas Kaljulaid Kaljurand‡ (Maran) Kallas, Madis (Rand) Kütt Läänemets (Odinets) Ossinovski (Lippus) Pikhof Sikkut (Lomp)
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