Henn Põlluaas | |
Office1: | President of the Riigikogu |
Term Start1: | 4 April 2019 |
Term End1: | 18 March 2021 |
Predecessor1: | Eiki Nestor |
Successor1: | Jüri Ratas |
Office2: | Mayor of Saue |
Term Start2: | 2012 |
Term End2: | 2015 |
Predecessor2: | Harry Pajundi |
Successor2: | Tõnu Urva |
Birth Date: | 16 February 1960 |
Birth Place: | Tallinn, Estonia |
Party: | Conservative People's Party (2012–2024) Nationalists and Conservatives (2024–) |
Alma Mater: | Tallinn University |
Office: | Member of the Riigikogu |
Term Start: | 30 March 2015 |
Henn Põlluaas (born 16 February 1960) is an Estonian politician and the President of the Riigikogu since April 2019 to March 2021.[1] [2] He was also the mayor of Saue from 2012 until 2015 when he was elected to the parliament.[3] He has been the vice-chairman of the Conservative People's Party since 2017. In June 2021, Põlluaas was announced as the Conservative People's Party candidate in the 2021 Estonian presidential election.[4]
When he was elected the President of the Riigikogu, he immediately ordered two European Union flags in the main reception hall of the parliament to be removed.[5] After he lost the position in March 2021, the EU flags were restored.[6]