Jarno Laur is Deputy Mayor of Tartu and his main fields of responsibility are urban planning, land survey and use, architecture and building and strategic development documents. Previously he has been an MP in the Estonian Parliament (2004-2007); he served as senior political adviser to the Estonian minister of interior (2007-2009) and minister of integration (1999-2003). His fields of expertise are "smart city" and spatial planning. He studied public administration at Narva College, University of Tartu.