Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); the European Parliament Intergroup on the Digital Agenda; the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals; and the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights. Also since 2019, he has been part of the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG), which oversees the Parliament's election observation missions. In 2015, Paet nominated murdered Russian politician Boris Nemtsov for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. In the 2015 Estonian elections, Paet received enough votes to take up a seat in the national parliament yet decided to keep his seat in the European Parliament. Following the 2019 elections, Paet was part of a cross-party working group in charge of drafting the European Parliament's four-year work program on foreign policy. Recognition In March 2019, Paet was the recipient of the Security & Defence Award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards. Personal life Paet is married and has three daughters. He speaks Estonian, German, Finnish, English and Russian. References External links Foreign Minister's Homepage Urmas Paet at Estonian Reform Party's website |- |- 1974 births Estonian Reform Party politicians Ministers of Culture of Estonia Living people Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class Politicians from Tallinn University of Tartu alumni MEPs for Estonia 2014–2019 MEPs for Estonia 2019–2024 Estonian Reform Party MEPs 21st-century Estonian politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011 Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015