
Maris Lauri is an Estonian politician, former Minister of Justice and a member of the Reform Party. She served as the Minister of Finance in Taavi Rõivas's first cabinet from November 2014 to April 2015 and later as the Minister of Education and Research in 2016. Before her nomination, Lauri worked as an adviser for the Prime Minister. Previously she worked as the head economist of Swedbank and for the Bank of Estonia.