Georgi-Rene Maksimovski

Georgi-Rene Maksimovski
Maksimovski at the inaugural presidential reception, 10 October 2016
First Gentleman of Estonia
In role
10 October 2016 – 11 October 2021
PresidentKersti Kaljulaid
Preceded byIeva Ilves (as First Lady)
Succeeded bySirje Karis (as First Lady)
Personal details
Born (1966-07-22) 22 July 1966 (age 58)
Spouse
(m. 2011)
Children2
Alma materTallinn University of Technology

Georgi-Rene Maksimovski (born 22 July 1966) is an Estonian spouse of the president. Since 2011, he is married to Kersti Kaljulaid who was the first female[1] President of the Republic of Estonia in 2016–2021.

Maksimovski was born into an Estonian Seto family, he is one of the two children of father Nektari[2] and mother Valve Maksimovski.[3] In 1984–1991, he studied at the Tallinn University of Technology. Maksimovski worked at the Estonian State Infocommunication Foundation in 1993–2009.[4]

Maksimovski reportedly began to date Kaljulaid in 2004. The first of the couple's two sons was born in 2005, and the second in 2009.[5] Maksimovski and Kaljulaid married in 2011. Little is known about his daily life, and some Estonian media have speculated that he could be member of an Estonian intelligence agency.[3][6]

Honours

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Foreign honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Estonia gets first female president". EADaily.
  2. ^ Inno (29 September 2016). "Inno ja Irja kohvik: Rene Maksimovski isa oli Punaarmees".
  3. ^ a b "Rene Maksimovski". geni_family_tree.
  4. ^ "Kes on Kersti Kaljulaiu salapärane abikaasa Georgi-Rene Maksimovski? - Õhtuleht". www.ohtuleht.ee.
  5. ^ Geni World Family Tree. "Georgi Maksimovski - Historical records and family trees". MyHeritage. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  6. ^ ""Kersti Kaljulaidi abikaasa ei ole luuraja, tema töö ei ole olnud seinaga ühte sulamine"". Delfi.
  7. ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".
  8. ^ "Latvia bestows state decorations on president, several other officials of Estonia". baltictimes.com. 2019-04-10. Archived from the original on 2019-04-20.
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Ieva Ilves
as First Lady
First Gentleman of Estonia
2016–2021
Succeeded by
Sirje Karis
as First Lady