Eva-Maria Liimets
Eva-Maria Liimets (born 31 May 1974) is an Estonian politician. She serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. She was nominated by the Centre Party as an independent in January 2021 and officially joined the party on 9 June 2021. She previously served as Estonia's ambassador to the Czech Republic with credentials also to Slovenia and Croatia. Shortly after Liimets took office, the foreign ministry announced an "arctic month" starting from 28 January 2021, amid plans by Estonia to apply for observer status at the Arctic Council in  2021. "Developments in the Arctic should be a concern for everyone, as the climate change there affects the whole world," Liimets said. She has a degree in public administration from the University of Tartu and a master’s degree in international business management (MBA) from the Estonian Business School. She is a graduate of the 19th International Training Course in Security Policy at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP).