List of Rulers of Estonia - Republic of Estonia

Republic of Estonia

Title: Prime Minister of the Estonian Provisional Government (Peaminister) (1918 - 1919)

  • Konstantin Päts (24 February 1918 - 9 May 1919)

Title: Prime Minister (Peaminister) (1919 - 1920)

  • Otto August Strandman (9 May - 18 November 1919)
  • Jaan Tõnisson (18 November 1919 - 28 July 1920)
  • Ado (Aadu) Birk (28 July - 30 July 1920)
  • Jaan Tõnisson (30 July - 26 October 1920)
  • Ants Piip (26 October - 20 December 1920)

Title: Head of State (Riigivanem) (1920 - 1934)

  • Ants Piip (20 December 1920-25 January 1921)
  • Konstantin Päts (25 January 1921-21 November 1922)
  • Juhan (Johann) Kukk (21 November 1922-2 August 1923)
  • Konstantin Päts (2 August 1923-26 March 1924)
  • Friedrich Karl Akel (26 March 1924-16 December 1924)
  • Jüri Jaakson (16 December 1924-15 December 1925)
  • Jaan Teemant (15 December 1925-9 December 1927)
  • Jaan Tõnisson (9 December 1927-4 December 1928)
  • August Rei (4 December 1928-9 July 1929)
  • Otto August Strandman (9 July 1929-12 February 1931)
  • Konstantin Päts (12 February 1931-19 February 1932)
  • Jaan Teemant (19 February 1932-19 July 1932)
  • Kaarel Eenpalu (19 July 1932-1 November 1932)
  • Konstantin Päts (1 November 1932-18 May 1933)
  • Jaan Tõnisson (18 May 1933-21 October 1933)
  • Konstantin Päts (21 October 1933-24 January 1934)

Title: Prime Minister acting Head of State (Peaminister Riigivanema ülesannetes) (1934 - 1937)

  • Konstantin Päts (24 January 1934 - 3 September 1937)

Title: President-Regent (Riigihoidja) (1937 - 1938)

  • Konstantin Päts (3 September 1937 - 24 April 1938)

Title: President of the Republic (1938 - 1940)

  • Konstantin Päts (24 April 1938 - 21 June 1940)
  • Johannes Vares (21 June – 21 July 1940 (Prime Minister acting as the President of Repuvblic, Soviet-installed collaborant)

Title: Prime Minister acting President (Peaminister Vabariigi Presidendi ülesandeis) (1940 - 1992)

  • Jüri Uluots (21 June 1940–9 January 1945)
  • August Rei (9 January 1945–29 March 1963)
  • Aleksander Varma (Warma) (30 March 1963–23 December 1970)
  • Tõnis Kint (23 December 1970–1 March 1990)
  • Heinrich Mark (1 March 1990–15 September 1992)

Title: Acting Prime Minister (Peaministri asetäitja) (since 1944)

  • Otto Tief (18 September 1944 - 12 January 1944, since 10 October 1944 Soviet prisoner)
  • Johannes Sikkar
  • Aleksander Warma
  • Tõnis Kint
  • Heinrich Mark
  • Enno Penno

Title: Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia (in the body of Soviet Union) (1990 - 1991)

  • Arnold Rüütel (8 May 1990 - 20 August 1991)

Title: Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia (Eesti Vabariigi Ülemnõukogu esimees) (1991 - 1992)

  • Arnold Rüütel (20 August 1991 - 6 October 1992)

Title: President (since 1992)

  • Lennart Georg Meri (6 October 1992 - 8 October 2001)
  • Arnold Rüütel (8 October 2001 - 9 October 2006)
  • Toomas Hendrik Ilves (since 9 October 2006)

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