Kalle Laanet (born 25 September 1965) is an Estonian politician and police officer. He is member of XIV Riigikogu. Since 2014 he belongs to Estonian Reform Party. He served as Minister of Justice from April 2023 to April 2024 in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.
From 2002 to 2004, he was the police prefect of Tallinn ().
Between 2005 and 2007, he served as Minister of the Interior ().
He has been a member of the XI, XII, XIII and XIV Riigikogu.
From 2021 to 2022, he was the Minister of Defence ().
Laanet was sworn in as Minister of Justice in the third cabinet of Kaja Kallas on 17 April 2023. He left the cabinet on 1 April 2024, being succeeded by Madis Timpson.
Legal issues In May 2025, the Riigikogu voted to lift Laanet's parliamentary immunity to allow criminal proceedings concerning the alleged misuse of expenses reimbursements to continue; Laanet said he had not intended to claim public funds unlawfully and that he had disclosed the rental contracts.
On 9 February 2026, the Harju County Court found Laanet guilty of fraud related to housing rent reimbursements claimed in 2022–2023 while serving as minister and later as a member of the Riigikogu. Prosecutors said the reimbursements were based on a lease with a company owned by his stepson and totaled over €13,000; the court held that a stepchild counts as a related party and imposed a suspended prison sentence of one year and four months.
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