The Ministry of Culture of Estonia () is a Cabinet-level governmental agency in Estonia in charge of conducting and organising the country's cultural affairs and policies.
Structure of the ministry The ministry is headed by the minister who interacts with undersecretaries on Fine Arts, Cultural Heritage, International Relations and Cultural Diversity, and Sports. The ministry is responsible for creating favorable legislative and financial conditions for promotion and development of Estonian culture, its heritage, and sports.
The areas the Ministry of Culture is responsible for are: Literature and publishing Theatre Music Fine arts Cinema Folk art Museums Libraries Cultural heritage Creative industries Broadcasting and audiovisual policy Copyright and neighboring rights Cultural diversity and integration Sports
List of ministers of culture # Name Took office Left office Party1Jaak Allik1 January 199625 March 1999Estonian Coalition Party2Signe Kivi25 March 199929 August 2002Estonian Reform Party3Margus Allikmaa3 September 200210 April 2003Estonian Reform Party4Urmas Paet10 April 200313 April 2005Estonian Reform Party5Raivo Palmaru13 April 20055 April 2007Estonian Centre Party6Laine Jänes5 April 20076 April 2011Estonian Reform Party7Rein Lang6 April 20114 December 2013Estonian Reform Party8Urve Tiidus4 December 20139 April 2015Estonian Reform Party9Indrek Saar9 April 201529 April 2019Social Democratic Party10Tõnis Lukas29 April 201926 January 2021Pro Patria11Anneli Ott26 January 20213 November 2021Estonian Centre Party12Tiit Terik8 November 20213 June 2022Estonian Centre Party13Piret Hartman18 July 202217 April 2023Social Democratic Party14Heidy Purga17 April 2023IncumbentEstonian Reform Party
See also Cabinet of Estonia Culture of Estonia
References
External links Ministry of Culture of Estonia