Mr Taimar Peterkop has been the Secretary of State since 10 December 2018.
Since May 2015, Taimar Peterkop was in charge of the Estonian Information System Authority.
During the period 2000–2001, Peterkop worked as a lawyer at the Government Office and from 2001–2008, at the Ministry of Defence, the first four years of which was spent in the Legal Department as Head of the Office of International Law, and the last three years as Head of the Operations and Crisis Management Department.
2008–2010 Peterkop served as Defence Counsellor at the Estonian Embassy in Washington, D.C. After that, he was the Deputy Secretary General for Legal and Administrative Affairs of the Ministry of Defence.
Taimar Peterkop is a graduate of the University of Tartu School of Law and the United States Army War College, and holds a Master’s level degree in Strategic Management.
He was born in Tallinn, on 20 January 1977.

With over 20 years of work experience as a management consultant and sustainable finance expert, Tomas has supported a large number of corporates and financial sector actors to take a strategic approach on sustainability and integrate ESG into their business strategy, processes and practices. He has been KPMG Global Leader, Sustainable Finance services for three years and has also led the Sustainability Advisory business at KPMG in Sweden.

1992-1996 Estonian National Defense Academy (now known as The Estonian Academy of Security Sciences), Correction College, BA in Criminology (cum laude). In addition, I have studied public administration in the master's program at the University of Tartu and administrative management in the master's program at Tallinn University of Technology.
1996–2000 Head of the Probation Department of the Ministry of Justice
2000–2002 Head of the Internal Audit Department of the Ministry of Justice
2002–2007 Secretary General of the Ministry of Social Affairs
2007–2021 CEO of AS Hoolekandeteenused
From 23 August 2021 Secretary General of the Ministry of Social Affairs
I have been the chairman of the board of thinktank Praxis, the chairman of the board of the Network of Estonian Nonprofit Organizations, the chairman of the board of the Hea Hoog foundation, a member of the board of the NGO Sõbralik Eesti and a founding member of the NGO Naabrivalve.

Since 2018, Peeter Tohver has been the Chairman of Board of Wolf Group, a leading European manufacturer and seller of construction chemicals. Peeter has 35 years of experience in leadership in Estonia and abroad. He has managed the G4S Eastern European region, has been an adviser to the Transport Department of Moscow, Deputy Secretary-General of the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Chairman of the Board of Tallinn Kaubamaja.
Peeter Tohver's strength is leading teams, formulating and implementing management principles, and setting goals. He is a partner in the management service provider Velström Vallner Tohver.

Merle Maigre is the Senior Cybersecurity Expert at  e-Governance Academy, a nonprofit in Estonia helping governments to go digital . Previously she was Executive Vice President for Government Relations at CybExer Technologies, an Estonian firm that provides cyber training. Merle Maigre also served as the Director of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Tallinn. Prior to that, she served as Security Policy Adviser to Estonian Presidents Kersti Kaljulaid and Toomas Hendrik Ilves. She has held roles in the Policy Planning Unit of the Private Office of NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and is a member of the International Advisory Board of NATO CCDCOE and a non-resident Senior Fellow with the Center for European Policy Analysis, the US thinktank.

Luukas Ilves is Estonia’s Government Chief Information Officer and Undersecretary for Digital Development at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications.
Most recently, Luukas was head of strategy at Guardtime, a leading blockchain company. He previously served in various positions for the Government of Estonia and the European Commission before joining the Lisbon Council, a Brussels-based think tank. Luukas is a graduate of Stanford University.

Mr Juhan Lepassaar took up his functions as the Executive Director of ENISA on 16 October 2019. He has more than 15 years of experience in working with and within the European Union. Prior to joining ENISA, he worked for six years in the European Commission, including as Head of Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip responsible for the Digital Single Market. In this capacity, he also led and coordinated the preparations and negotiations of the Cybersecurity Act.
Mr Lepassaar started his career in the EU affairs with the Estonian Government Office, leading for five years the national EU coordination system as the Director for EU affairs and EU adviser of the Prime Minister.

Education & Certifications

• Tallinn Technical University, master’s degree, Telecommunication, 2016
• Certifications: NATO Cyber Security Professional, CISA, CEH, GSEC, GCCC, CISSP, CISM, GWAPT, GMOB, CRISC, CGEIT

Background  

• Mihkel joined KPMG in 2018.
• 2013 – 2018 Estonian Ministry of Defense, chief cyber security specialist.
• The main tasks of Mihkel were the accreditation of classified information handling systems; reviewing documentation, reviewing controls, and evaluating the outcome of previous steps to finalize the decision and identify the necessary corrective actions; providing system owners advice on information security, accreditation and system design; participation in various international working groups dealing with information security and accreditation of multilateral and international systems; auditing different systems, assessing compliance of systems with NATO and EU legislation and requirements.
• 2010 – 2013 Estonian Air Force, information security officer.
• The main tasks of Mihkel were to advise system users on information security and manage security incidents; system security documentation development; preparation and implementation of risk assessments and risk management plans; implementation of TEMPEST measures and problem solving.

Professional experience  

• Mihkel has experience in the following industries: public sector, IT infrastructure, railways, financial.
• Mihkel has participated in several public sector information system penetration testing projects.
• Mihkel has carried out E-Voting audits for the 2019 elections.
• Mihkel has participated in several PCI DSS and OWASP level 2 penetration testing projects.

CURRICULUM VITAE

1. Name:   Margus Noormaa 2. Employer:   State Information System Authority

3. Date of birth:   9th June 1970

4. Education
Tallinn University 2008-2010: IT management (MSc, cum laude)

5. Professional Experience Record:
2019-… - Director General, State Information System Authority
2011-2019 – Director, IT Centre of the Ministry of Finance
2006-2010 – Deputy Director General, Tax and Customs Board
2004-2006 - Head of Intelligence department, Tax and Customs Board
2002-2004 - IT Security Advisor, Customs Board

6. Membership of non-professional bodies:
-Member of Estonian Kickbike Union


Tallinn, Estonia 2022

Born on April 17, 1967 in Kohtla-Järve, Estonia.
1985 Graduated from Jõhvi Secondary School.
1985–1988 Compulsory military service in USSR navy.
Served as a Company Commander and as a Battalion Second in Command of the Kalev Single Infantry Battalion from 1992 to 1993.
Between 1993 and 1994 GEN Terras served as the commander of the Põhja Single Infantry Company.
He served as the commander of the Guard Battalion from 1998 to 2000.
GEN Terras was appointed the Chief of Staff of the Defence League Headquarters in 2000. From 2001 to 2004 he served as the Estonian Defence Attaché in Germany and Poland.
Between 2005 and 2008 GEN Terras served as the Chief of the Analysis and Planning Department and as Chief of the Planning Section, Analysis and Planning Department in the Estonian Defence Forces Headquarters. In 2007, GEN Terras served in the NATO Training Mission - Iraq as Deputy Chief of Staff.
GEN Riho Terras was confirmed on December 2008 as Permanent Secretary of the Estonian Ministry of Defence.
GEN Terras served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations of the Estonian Defence forces from January 2011 to March 2011 and then continued his service as the Chief of Staff of the Estonian Defence Forces.
GEN Riho Terras was appointed the Chief of Defence from December 5th 2011- December 5th 2018.
GEN Terras joined MILREM ROBOTICS as the President of the Defense Division on January 21th 2019
He was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019 and he took up his mandate in February 2020.
In the European Parliament, he is a member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA), Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee, Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly and a substitute at the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI).

Tarmo Miilits’ career has been dedicated to law enforcement and internal security work both in Estonia and abroad. He initially graduated as a lawyer at Tallinn Specialised School of Law Enforcement. While already being an active member of Estonian Police, he carried on his studies in the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, where in 2002, he was awarded a Diploma in Police Studies and in 2012, Master's Degree in Internal Security.
His national career started in 1990 as an Instructor in the Estonian Police School. During his career in the Estonian police, Tarmo eventually became a Deputy Director General of Estonian Police and Border Guard Board. After this, from 2013 to 2016, he gained international experience through service in various senior positions, including as Deputy Head of the Mission, in the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL). Before joining the Estonian Ministry of the Interior in January 2022, Tarmo worked in the Estonian Internal Security Service.
Having served in internal security field for more than 30 years, he possesses unique know-how in the development of the field from the restoration of Estonia’s independence. He has been part of all the related processes, both success stories and the failures, with his extensive national expertise advancing Tarmo’s international career. Tarmo Miilits is known to be a valued leader of teams and organisations in crisis situations. He is effective in communication, both within his own organisation, but also with partners and the media. Apart from his native tongue Estonian, Tarmo has strong command of English and Russian. His dedication has been recognized with numerous international and national decorations.
Tarmo is married with two daughters and a son. His hobbies include sports and gardening.

Ms Liis Mure is the Security Policy Advisor to the President of Estonia. She assumed her position in October 2021.  For most of her career she has worked at the Estonian Ministry of Defence, including at the NATO and EU Department where she was in charge of policy development on NATO defence policy questions and the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy. Liis led the Estonian EU Presidency defence policy team in 2017 and acted as a national spokesperson for CSDP issues. Liis has also worked as a Strategic Analyst at NATO’s military headquarters SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe) and as a Staff Officer (VNC) at the NATO Headquarters at the Defence Policy and Planning Division. She holds an MA from the University of Nottingham (UK) in International Security and Terrorism.