Ülle Madise

Ülle Madise is a constitutional lawyer who spent most of her career guarding the rule of law: at the Ministry of Justice, as legal adviser to President Ilves, and for eleven years as Chancellor of Justice. She was elected in the first round in September 2026 and took office on 12 October 2026.

Born

11 December 1974, Tartu, as Ülle Anton

Father

Tõnu Anton

Spouse

Lauri Madise

Profession

Lawyer, professor of constitutional law

• Tartu Descartes School, 1993
• University of Tartu, law, cum laude, 1998
• University of Tartu, master's degree in law, 2001
• Tallinn University of Technology, PhD in public administration, 2007

• 1997–2002Ministry of Justice
• 2002–2005Adviser to the Constitutional Committee of the Riigikogu
• 2006–2010Member of the National Electoral Committee
• 2009–2015Legal adviser to President Toomas Hendrik Ilves
• 2009–2015Professor at Tallinn University of Technology and then at the University of Tartu
• 2015–2026Chancellor of Justice, reappointed in December 2021

• Elected by the Riigikogu in the first round on 2 September 2026, with 71 of 101 votes.
• Took the oath of office on 12 October 2026, the seventh President of the Republic and the second woman to hold the office.

1. 2 September 2026State

   Elected in the first round

   The Riigikogu elects Ülle Madise with 71 of 101 votes.

2. 12 October 2026State

   Takes office

   The seventh President of the Republic and the second woman to hold the office.

This profile is compiled from the English and Estonian Wikipedia articles and the Office of the President, as of October 2026.

• Wikipedia, in English
• Wikipedia, in Estonian
• Office of the President