Margus Laidre
Estonian historian and diplomat
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Margus Laidre (born 18 September 1959) is an Estonian historian and diplomat.[2]
Margus Laidre | |
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Laidre in 2022 | |
| Ambassador of Estonia to Russia | |
| In office 11 October 2018 – 7 February 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Arti Hilpus |
| Ambassador of Estonia to Finland | |
| In office 2014 – 11 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mart Tarmak |
| Succeeded by | Harri Tiido |
| Foreign Adviser to the President | |
| In office 8 August 2010[1] – 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Sven Jürgenson |
| Ambassador of Estonia to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 2005 – 8 August 2010 | |
| Ambassador of Estonia to the Holy See | |
| In office 1997–2000 | |
| Ambassador of Estonia to Germany | |
| In office 1996–1997 | |
| Ambassador of Estonia to Sweden | |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 September 1959 Tartu, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union |
In 1982, Laidre graduated from Tartu University's Department of History.[2]
Diplomatic posts:[2]
- 1991 Ambassador to Sweden
- 1996 Ambassador to Germany
- 1997 Ambassador to the Holy See (from Bonn/Berlin)
- 2006 Ambassador to the United Kingdom
- 2014 Ambassador to Finland
- 2018–2023 Ambassador to Russian Federation
