Heidy Purga
Heidy Purga | |
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.jpg) Purga in 2025 | |
| Minister of Culture | |
| Assumed office 17 April 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Kaja Kallas Kristen Michal |
| Preceded by | Piret Hartman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1975 |
| Party | Reform |
| Alma mater | Tallinn University Concordia International University Estonia |
Heidy Purga (born 18 March 1975) is an Estonian radio and television presenter, television director, journalist and politician. She has been a member of the XIII Riigikogu and XIV Riigikogu.[1]
Purga was sworn in as Minister of Culture in the third cabinet of Kaja Kallas on 17 April 2023.[2][3][4]
From 1994 to 1996 she studied theatre director discipline at Tallinn University. In 2002 she graduated from Concordia International University Estonia with a degree in electronic media.[1]
She has been the presenter, producer and editor of several television and radio channels. From 2008 to 2015 she was the producer for the song contest Eesti Laul.[1]
Since 2014 she has been a member of Estonian Reform Party.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "101_biographies_2019" (PDF). riigikogu.ee. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ↑ "Reformierakond avalikustas oma valitsusdelegatsiooni". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ↑ "Coalition agreement: VAT, income tax to rise by 2 percent". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ↑ "Riigikogu gives Kaja Kallas mandate to form new government". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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