Estonian Reform Party
Encyclopedia : E : ES : EST : Estonian Reform Party
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| Leadership | Andrus Ansip |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Political Ideology | Classical liberalism |
| International Affiliation | Liberal International |
| European Affiliation | European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party |
| Euro. Parliament Group | ALDE |
| Colours | Blue and Yellow |
| Headquarters | Tõnismägi 9 Tallinn 10119 |
| Website | [www.reform.ee] |
| Politics of Estonia Political parties in Estonia Elections in Estonia | |
It is led by Andrus Ansip, and has 19 out of 101 seats in the State Council. The party has been in a coalition government several times: from 1995 to 1997 with the now defunct Estonian Coalition Party, from March, 1999 to December, 2001 in tripartite government with the Fatherland Union and People's Party Moderates, from January, 2002 to March, 2003 with the Estonian Centre Party, and from March 2003 to March, 2005 with Res Publica and People's Union. Ansip has been prime minister of Estonia since April, 2005, and several other cabinet members, including Urmas Paet, are members of the party. Ideologically, the Reform Party is representative of the liberal conservative and libertarian thinking of economists Friedrich von Hayek and Milton Friedman. Up to now, the Reform Party has participated in most of the government coalitions in Estonia, so its influence in politics has been great, especially regarding Estonia's business friendly economic policy and conservative fiscal policy.
See also
- Liberalism
- Libertarianism
- Contributions to liberal theory
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
- Liberal democracy
- Liberalism in Estonia
External links
- [Reform Party] official site
| Political Parties in Estonia | |
|---|---|
| Represented in the Riigikogu: | Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica (32) | Reform (22) | Centre (20) | People's Union (16) | Social Democratic (9) | independent members (2) |
| '''Represented in the European Parliament: | Social Democratic (3) | Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica (1) | Centre (1) | Reform (1) |
| Other parties: | Christian People's | Independence | Left | Constitution |
| Historical parties: | People's Party of Republicans and Conservatives | Pro Patria| Res Publica| Estonian Coalition Party |
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