Urve Palo

Urve Palo (born 10 July 1972) is an Estonian politician, a member of the Social Democratic Party.[2]

Urve Palo
Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology
In office 23 November 2016 – 22 August 2018
Prime Minister	Jüri Ratas
Preceded by	Liisa Oviir (Minister of Entrepreneurship)
Succeeded by	Rene Tammist
Minister of Entrepreneurship
In office 9 April 2015 – 14 September 2015
Prime Minister	Taavi Rõivas
Preceded by	Anne Sulling (Foreign Trade and Entrepreneurship)
Succeeded by	Liisa Oviir
Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure
In office 26 March 2014 – 9 April 2015
Prime Minister	Taavi Rõivas
Preceded by	Juhan Parts
Succeeded by	Kristen Michal
Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs
In office 4 April 2007 – 21 May 2009
Prime Minister	Andrus Ansip
Preceded by	Paul-Eerik Rummo
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	(1972-07-10) 10 July 1972 Haapsalu, Estonia
Political party	Social Democratic Party (2006-)
Spouse(s)	Janek Palo [1]
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Tartu

Palo was born in Haapsalu. From April 2007 until May 2009, she served as Estonian Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs. She also served as the Minister of Entrepreneurship in Taavi Rõivas' second cabinet from 9 April 2015, but resigned on 31 August while being disappointed with the coalition with the Reform Party.[3]

In November 2016, the coalition led by Rõivas fell apart and a new coalition was formed by Center Party, SDE and IRL.[4] On 23 November 2016, Palo was nominated as the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology. Palo continued in her position until July 2018, when she submitted her resignation while stating that she would leave politics at the end of her term in Riigikogu.[5][6]

In 2010, Palo participated as a celebrity contestant on the fourth season of Tantsud tähtedega, the Estonian version of Dancing with the Stars. Her professional dancing partner was Aleksandr Makarov.