Georgi-Rene Maksimovski

Georgi-Rene Maksimovski
Maksimovski at the inaugural presidential reception, 10 October 2016
First Gentleman of Estonia
In role 10 October 2016 – 11 October 2021
President	Kersti Kaljulaid
Preceded by	Ieva Ilves (as First Lady)
Succeeded by	Sirje Karis (as First Lady)
Personal details
Born	(1966-07-22) 22 July 1966 (age 58)
Spouse	Kersti Kaljulaid ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Tallinn University of Technology

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.

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.[3][6]

Honours

Foreign honours

•  Austria: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (26 May 2021)
•  Finland: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (7 March 2017)
•  Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (5 June 2018)[7]
•  Latvia: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Stars (10 April 2019)[8]
•  Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (12 June 2018)
•  Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (16 April 2019)

References

1. "Estonia gets first female president". EADaily.
2. Inno (29 September 2016). "Inno ja Irja kohvik: Rene Maksimovski isa oli Punaarmees".
3. "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