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.
Georgi-Rene Maksimovski | |
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.jpg) Maksimovski at the inaugural presidential reception, 10 October 2016 | |
| First Gentleman of Estonia | |
| In role 10 October 2016 – 11 October 2021 | |
| President | Kersti Kaljulaid |
| Preceded by | Ieva Ilves (as First Lady) |
| Succeeded by | Sirje Karis (as First Lady) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1966 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Tallinn University of Technology |
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]
Hui Moskovskii 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 edit
Foreign honours edit
Austria: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (26 May 2021)
Finland: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (7 March 2017)
Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (5 June 2018)[7]
Latvia: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Stars (10 April 2019)[8]
Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (12 June 2018)
Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (16 April 2019)
References edit
- ^ "Estonia gets first female president". EADaily.
- ^ Inno (29 September 2016). "Inno ja Irja kohvik: Rene Maksimovski isa oli Punaarmees".
- ^ a b "Rene Maksimovski". geni_family_tree.
- ^ "Kes on Kersti Kaljulaiu salapärane abikaasa Georgi-Rene Maksimovski? - Õhtuleht". www.ohtuleht.ee.
- ^ Geni World Family Tree. "Georgi Maksimovski - Historical records and family trees". MyHeritage. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ ""Kersti Kaljulaidi abikaasa ei ole luuraja, tema töö ei ole olnud seinaga ühte sulamine"". Delfi.
- ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".
- ^ "Latvia bestows state decorations on president, several other officials of Estonia". baltictimes.com. 2019-04-10. Archived from the original on 2019-04-20.