Former MEP Kaja Kalas became Estonia’s first female Prime Minister
A former member of the European Parliament, Caja Kalas became Estonia’s first female Prime Minister when the new party’s coalition government was sworn in on 26 January 2021. Ever since Estonia gained independence in 1991, for the first time ever, this Baltic nation will be led by the first female Prime Minister. Kaja Kalas, 43, is a lawyer by profession and a former European Parliamentarian. Apart from Kaja Kalas, who will serve as Prime Minister, there are two parties – Center-Right Reform Party and Left-Leaning Center Party and the newly formed cabinet will consist of 7 ministers from each party.