Estonian President Ülle Madise has appointed Paavo Nõgene as director of the Office of the President, ERR reports. Previously, Nõgene served as secretary general of the Ministry of Culture and CEO of the Estonian shipping company, Tallink. Earlier, Rainer Saks joined Madise’s team as her defence and national security adviser, ERR reported. Saks is a member of the non-parliamentary party, Right-Wingers. Previously, he has served as head of the presidential office, director general of the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service, and secretary general of the Foreign Ministry. Madise appointed former infrastructure minister and former deputy mayor of Tallinn, Vladimir Svet, as her domestic policy adviser, ERR reported. Svet is a member of the Social Democratic Party. Moreover, Madise appointed MP Maris Lauri of the Estonian Reform Party as her economic adviser, ERR reported. Earlier, Lauri served in several ministerial posts in charge of finance, education, and justice. Prior to that, she was economic analyst at the Bank of Estonia and department head at Swedbank. Meanwhile, longtime diplomat Liis Lipre-Järma will become Madise’s foreign policy adviser as of July 2027, ERR reports. Until then, current foreign policy adviser Margus Kolga will remain in his post.
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