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| Rein Lang celebrated his 50th birthday at a pub in Tartu, Estonia. The invitation to the celebration said that the high spot of the program will be “Adolf” show and asked to dress in the style of Munich beer houses of 1930s. | Rein Lang celebrated his 50th birthday at a pub in Tartu, Estonia. The invitation to the celebration said that the high spot of the program will be “Adolf” show and asked to dress in the style of Munich beer houses of 1930s. | ||
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Rein Lang (born July 4 1957 in Tartu, Estonia) is an Estonian politician, member of the Estonian Reform Party, and diplomat. He is currently serving as the Minister of Justice.
Childhood and Education
Lang grew up partly in Finland, where his father served at the Soviet embassy in Helsinki. Lang is therefore a fluent speaker of Finnish and a champion for Finnish-Estonian relations. Lang has a legal degree from the University of Tartu.
Career in Business
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Lang briefly co-owned an event management and concert promotion business. In 1992, Lang along with Hans H. Luik founded the first independent radio station in Estonia: Radio Kuku. Over the next several years, Lang launched two more radio stations, Radio Uuno 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 Inc.
Political career
Following his departure from the media business, Lang served as deputy mayor of Tallinn and member of Parliament. He served as the Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Chairman of the European Affairs Committee of Parliament. He was briefly minister of Foreign Affairs during 2005. When the new government was announced by Andrus Ansip, Lang was nominated to the post of Minister of Justice, a position he officially took over when the government was conferred on 12 April 2005.
Controversial birthday party
See also: Adolf (drama)Rein Lang celebrated his 50th birthday at a pub in Tartu, Estonia. The invitation to the celebration said that the high spot of the program will be “Adolf” show and asked to dress in the style of Munich beer houses of 1930s.
"Adolf" is a theatrical play by British playwright Pip Utton presented in the Vanemuine Theater on fall 2005. It is a monologue of Adolf Hitler before he commits suicide. The play was performed at the Püssirohukelder pub on July 4, 2007.
References
- Template:Et iconVanemuine provotseerib uues lavastuses Adolfiga
- [http://www.regnum.ru/english/852694.html Estonian justice minister “decorates” his birthday party with swastika ]
| Preceded byJaak Jõerüüt (acting) | Minister of Foreign Affairs 2005 |
Succeeded byUrmas Paet |
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