The former Member of the European Parliament, Kaja Kallas has become the first female Prime Minister of Estonia as the new two-party coalition government was sworn in on January 26, 2021. The Baltic Nation will be led by the first woman PM, ever since it regained independence in 1991.
The two biggest political parties of Estonia, the center-right Reform Party, and the left-leaning center party had reached a deal on January 24 to form a government after the previous cabinet, with leader Juri Ratas as PM had collapsed in January 2021 because of the corruption scandal. Kaja Kallas chairs the center-right reform party of Estonia.