Jüri Ratas (born 2 July 1978) is an Estonian politician who has been Prime Minister of Estonia and Leader of the Centre Party since 2016. The current government of Ratas, active since April 2019, has been notable for its share of public scandals, resignations of ministers and the amount of public apologies from Ratas, mostly connected to the activities of the nationalist EKRE party, a coalition member. His tenure has also seen the national budget of Estonia going into deficit after years of being in surplus. According to a national poll conducted in November 2019, Ratas was the preferred person for the seat of the prime minister in the country for 36% of voters, thus scoring the highest result in the poll. In January 2020, his coalition was supported by a quarter of the electorate.
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2 July 1978 (age 47) Tallinn
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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