12 Facts About Mailis Reps

Mailis Reps is an Estonian politician, a member of the Estonian Centre Party.

Mailis Reps served as the Minister of Education and Research from 2002 to 2003,2005 to 2007 and 2016 to 2020.

Mailis Reps holds currently two Master degrees: the first in law from the Central European University and the second in public relations from Maastricht University.

From 2000 to 2001 Mailis Rand worked in the European Commission Directorate-General of Personnel and Administration.

On 28 January 2002 Mailis Reps Rand became the Estonian Minister of Education in the government of Siim Kallas.

Mailis Reps was often criticised for her youth and inexperience.

Mailis Reps Rand renamed the Ministry of Education to the Ministry of Education and Research to reflect the central role of this government institution in administration of higher education and research activities.

Mailis Reps Rand became then member of the Estonian Parliament.

Mailis Reps was elected to the Board of the Estonian Centre Party and appointed the Party's Secretary on Foreign Relations.

Mailis Reps was one of the persons involved in preparing the controversial contract of co-operation between the Estonian Centre Party and Russian 'party of the power' United Russia in December 2004.

Mailis Reps was heavily criticised after her official visit to the Mari-El Republic, a federal subject of Russia in August 2005.

Mailis Reps later claimed that her statements were taken out of context by Russian TV and that her poor knowledge of Russian contributed to misunderstanding what she had actually meant.