Taavi Rõivas

Taavi Rõivas, Estonian politician, 16th Prime Minister of Estonia

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Born: September 26, 1979
Age in 2026: 47
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1979

About Taavi Rõivas

Taavi Rõivas is an Estonian politician, former Prime Minister of Estonia from 2014 to 2016 and former leader of the Reform Party. Before his term as the Prime Minister, Rõivas was the Minister of Social Affairs from 2012 to 2014. On 9 November 2016 his second cabinet dissolved after coalition partners, Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica and Social Democratic Party, sided with the opposition in a no confidence motion. At the end of 2020, Rõivas announced quitting politics, and resigned from his parliament seat. Taavi Rõivas' first cabinet Taavi Rõivas' second cabinet. At the time, Rõivas was the youngest government leader in the European Union. Rõivas became prime minister after the President Toomas Hendrik Ilves approved his proposed cabinet on 26 March 2014.

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Taavi Rõivas timeline

2012Before his term as the Prime Minister, Rõivas was the Minister of Social Affairs from 2012 to 2014.
2014Rõivas became prime minister after the President Toomas Hendrik Ilves approved his proposed cabinet on 26 March 2014.
2020At the end of 2020, Rõivas announced quitting politics, and resigned from his parliament seat.

The world when Taavi Rõivas was born

Taavi Rõivas was born in 1979. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1979

#1 song"My Sharona" – The Knack
Top movieKramer vs. Kramer
Top TV showLaverne & Shirley
Best-selling bookThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams

Headlines and milestones

Major sports moment"Miracle on Ice" (1980 — actually)
Top headlineIran hostage crisis begins
Technology milestoneSony Walkman released — portable music goes mainstream
Defining fadSony Walkman — portable music revolution
Notable inventionSony Walkman
World population4.38 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
Also wonSeattle SuperSonics (NBA)
U.S. population225.1M

1979 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Taavi Rõivas's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1979	2026
Gas	$0.86	$3.45/gal
Average home	$62,900	$435,000
Average income	$19,554	$67,500
Minimum wage	$2.90	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$2.51	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.15	$0.73
Population	225.1M	341 million

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