Margus Laidre (born 1959 in Tartu) is an Estonian historian and diplomat. In 1982, he graduated from Tartu University's Department of History. Diplomatic posts: * 1991 Ambassador to Sweden * 1996 Ambassador to Germany * 1997 Ambassador to the Holy See (from Bonn/Berlin) * 2006 Ambassador to the United Kingdom * 2014 Ambassador to Finland * since 2018 Ambassador to Russian Federation