By Years: Urmas Kruuse

Total Years: 2

Fully Profiled: 2

2025

58 Speeches

The style is predominantly formal, procedural, and explanatory, especially when presenting the committee's work, utilizing respectful forms of address ("Honorable Chair! Esteemed Colleagues!"). It relies heavily on logic and facts, explaining the practical necessity of legislative amendments (for example, establishing legal clarity). Occasionally, rhetorical questions and light sarcasm are employed (for instance, regarding A4 instructions for gloves or when drawing comparisons between banks and casinos) in order to criticize the opposing side or address ambiguous issues.
2024

70 Speeches

The style is highly formal and analytical, repeatedly addressing the audience as "Esteemed Chairman of the Session" and "Honorable Minister/Presenter." The speaker focuses on facts, legal basis, and statistics, often utilizing the posing of questions to provoke wider discussions and open up the context of the issues. He/She employs a sharp tone when criticizing populist initiatives and emotional rhetoric, particularly in the abortion debate.