Marko Pomerants

Marko Pomerants went to Tamsalu High School and completed higher education at the University of Tartu. He has degrees in geology and public administration. ==Political career==

Pomerants began his political career in the Lääne-Viru County Environmental Department in 1994. A year later he became the Governor () of the county and served for eight years. In 2003, he was a member of the 10th Riigikogu. On 10 April 2003, Pomerants was appointed Minister of Social Affairs, serving until 13 April 2005. From 2007 to 2009, he was a member of the 11th Riigikogu. From 2009 to 2011, Pomerants served as the Minister of the Interior. In 2015 parliamentary elections, Pomerants was re-elected to the Riigikogu with 2,681 individual votes. On 9 April 2015, he became the Minister of the Environment in Taavi Rõivas' second cabinet. ==References==