Ülle Madise

Ülle Madise
Chancellor of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 March 2015
President	Toomas Hendrik Ilves Kersti Kaljulaid Alar Karis
Prime Minister	Taavi Rõivas Jüri Ratas Kaja Kallas
Preceded by	Indrek Teder
Personal details
Born	Ülle Anton (1974-12-11) 11 December 1974 Tartu, Estonia
Spouse	Lauri Madise
Parent	Tõnu Anton (father)
Alma mater	University of Tartu (LLB; LLM)

Ülle Madise (née Anton; born 11 December 1974) is an Estonian lawyer who has served as Chancellor of Justice since 2015. Madise is the daughter of former member of the Supreme Court of Estonia Tõnu Anton. In December 2021 Madise was re-appointed by the Riigikogu for a second term as Chancellor of Justice.

Biography

Her father is Tõnu Anton, a former member of the Supreme Court of Estonia and signatory of the ratification of the Estonian restoration of Independence. Ülle Madise is also a professor of constitutional law at the University of Tartu.

Education

Madise graduated in 1993 from Tartu Descartes School and in 1998 received a cum laude from the University of Tartu, Faculty of Law.

Work

• 1997–1998 Specialist, Department of Public Law, Ministry of Justice
• 1998–2002 Head of the Department of Public Law, Ministry of Justice
• 2001–2005 Lecturer at the University of Tartu
• 2002 Parliamentary Adviser to the Minister for Justice
• 2002–2005 Adviser to the Constitutional Committee of the Riigikogu
• 2005–2009 Teacher at the Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology
• 2006–2010 Member of the Estonian National Electoral Committee
• 2009–2015 Legal adviser to the President of Estonia
• 2009–2011 Professor of Public Law at the Tallinn University of Technology
• From 2011, professor of constitutional law at the University of Tartu, Department of Public Law, Department of State and Administrative Law
• From 2015, The Chancellor of Justice of Estonia