Varro Vooglaid

Vooglaid was born in 1980 to social scientist, educator and politician Ülo Vooglaid and educator Kersti Nigesen. He obtained his bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tartu in 2003.^[3] He then pursued further studies at the Faculty of Law at the University of Helsinki, where he earned a master's degree in 2004 and continued his studies in the doctoral program.^[4]

From 2004 to 2007, Vooglaid worked as an extraordinary assistant at the Public Law Institute of the Faculty of Law at the University of Tartu. From 2007 to 2011, he served as a researcher at the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights at the University of Helsinki, specializing in global governance studies.^[5]

From December 2011 to December 2015, Vooglaid was a lecturer in comparative law at the Public Law Institute of the Faculty of Law at the University of Tartu. He returned to the same position from January 2016 to December 2017.^[5]

Varro Vooglaid and Markus Järvi were invited to join the Estonian Conservative People's Party (EKRE) but both declined.^[6]

On 8 November 2022, Varro Vooglaid and Markus Järvi announced that they would run as independent candidates on the list of the EKRE in the 2023 Riigikogu elections.^[7] Vooglaid ran in electoral district number 1, which covers Tallinn Haabersti, Põhja-Tallinn, and Kristiine districts. He received 2,518 votes and was elected to the Riigikogu.^[8]

Varro Vooglaid has gained attention for his active use of social media, with Facebook being his primary platform for disseminating messages.^[9] In 2018, he received a one-month suspension from Facebook due to hate speech.^[10] His presence on Twitter has been less successful.^[11]

Vooglaid is a Catholic, married, and has eight children.^[12]