Georgi-Rene Maksimovski

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
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

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