Ministry of Social Affairs (Estonia)

Ministry of Social Affairs
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Estonia
HeadquartersSuur-Ameerika 1, 10122 Tallinn, Estonia
Annual budget7.92 bln € EUR (2023)
Minister responsible
Child agencies
  • Estonian Social Insurance Board
  • Estonian Health Board
  • Labour Inspectorate of Estonia
  • State Agency of Medicines
  • National Institute for Health Development
  • Astangu Vocational Rehabilitation Centre
  • Health and Welfare Information Systems Centre
Websitehttp://www.sm.ee/en/

The Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Sotsiaalministeerium) is a government ministry of Estonia responsible for social policies of the country.

The Ministry was formed on 1 February 1993, when three earlier ministries were merged. These three ministries were Ministry of Health (Estonian: Tervishoiuministeerium), Ministry of Social Care (Estonian: Sotsiaalhooldusministeerium) and Ministry of Labor (Estonian: Tööministeerium).

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