Rein Lang
| Rein Lang | |
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Rein Lang in 2011.
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| Minister of Culture of Estonia | |
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In office 6 April 2011 – 4 December 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Andrus Ansip |
| Preceded by | Laine Jänes |
| Succeeded by | Urve Tiidus |
| Minister of Justice of Estonia | |
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In office 12 April 2005 – 6 April 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Andrus Ansip |
| Preceded by | Ken-Marti Vaher |
| Succeeded by | Kristen Michal |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia | |
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In office 21 February 2005 – 13 April 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Juhan Parts |
| Preceded by | Kristiina Ojuland |
| Succeeded by | Urmas Paet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 July 1957 |
| Political party | Reform Party |
Rein Lang (born 4 July 1957) is an Estonian politician, a member of the Estonian Reform Party since 1995, and a diplomat. He was the Minister of Culture in Andrus Ansip's third cabinet until his resignation.
Lang was born at Tartu. His father was appointed to work at the Soviet embassy in Helsinki; consequently, Rein Lang grew up partly in Finland, becoming a fluent speaker of Finnish. He has championed Finnish-Estonian relations. Lang received elementary and high school education in Tallinn English College (then known as 7th High School of Tallinn) and graduated cum laude from the University of Tartu in 1980, acquiring a degree in law.
Lang cohabits with Ulvi Kuusk, whom he met in 1979, and as of 2007 has one teenage daughter.
In the later years of the Soviet Union, starting in 1986, Lang worked in the entertainment business. He was a deputy director of the Linnahall and in 1989 became a deputy director of the club 'Muusik' (Estonian for 'Musician'). In 1990, he became CEO of AS Laulusillad (Estonian for Song Bridges), and from 1991–2001 served at various positions in AS TRIO along with Hans H. Luik, establishing and running the first politically independent radio station in post-Soviet Estonia, Radio Kuku. Over the next several years, Lang launched two more radio stations: Radio Uuno, a music-only radio station, and the Russian language Radio Tallinn (later renamed Radio 100). In 2002, Lang and Luik sold their radio interest to their then co-partner from the United States, Metromedia International Group Inc.
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