Paul Varul

Paul Varul (born 10 December 1952 in Valga) is an Estonian lawyer and politician. He was the Minister of Justice of Estonia 1995–1999. He was involved in drafting all the major legal acts of private law in Estonia (examples include: Law of Property Act, General Part of the Civil Code Act, Family Law Act, Law of Succession Act, Commercial Code, Law of Obligations Act, Bankruptcy Act, Reorganisation Act, Electronic Communications Act etc.). He has also been an expert contributor to the drafting of the National Central Bank Act (Eesti Pank Act) and the legislation regulating the pursuit of business of a credit institution (including the Credit Institutions Act).

Paul Varul
Ministry of Justice
In office
17 April 1995  25 March 1999
Prime MinisterTiit Vähi
Mart Siimann
Preceded byJüri Adams
Succeeded byMärt Rask
Personal details
Born (1952-12-10) 10 December 1952
Valga, Estonia

Currently Varul is a senior partner of the law firm TGS Baltic. He is one of the Founding Members of the European Law Institute, a non-profit organisation that conducts research, makes recommendations and provides practical guidance in the field of European legal development with a goal of enhancing the European legal integration.

Political offices
Preceded by
Jüri Adams
Minister of Justice
1995–1999
Succeeded by
Märt Rask
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