Helmen Kütt

Helmen Kütt (born 28 July 1961) is an Estonian Social Democratic Party politician. She was the Minister of Social Protection in Taavi Rõivas´cabinet between 26 March 2014 and 30 March 2015. In the parliament Kütt represents the electoral district of Järva- and Viljandimaa .

Helmen Kütt
Minister of Social Protection
In office 26 March 2014 – 30 March 2015
President	Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Preceded by	Taavi Rõivas
Succeeded by	Margus Tsahkna
Personal details
Born	(1961-07-28) 28 July 1961 Viljandi, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
Party	Social Democratic Party (Estonia)
Alma mater	Tallinna Pedagoogikaülikool

Before entering into national politics, Kütt worked as the head of a Social Committee in Viljandi.

Minister of Social Protection

Kütt with Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Jüri Ratas and Aivar Sõerd in 2022

After the resignation of Andrus Ansip Taavi Rõivas became the new Prime Minister of Estonia and he formed the coalition with the Social Democratic Party (Andrus Ansip´s III government was a coalition between conservative IRL and classical liberal Reform Party). As a result of coalition negotiations the position of Minister of Social Affairs was separated into two separate ministers: Minister of Social Protection and Minister of Health and Labour.