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.
2002âÂÂ04 he was police prefect of Tallinn ().
2005âÂÂ07 he was Minister of the Interior ().
He has been member of XI, XII, XIII and XIV Riigikogu.
2021-22 he was the Minister of the 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.
In May 2025, the Riigikogu voted to lift Laanet's parliamentary immunity to allow criminal proceedings concerning 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 2022âÂÂ2023 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 â¬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.