Government of Estonia

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The Government of the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Vabariigi Valitsus) exercises executive power pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Estonia. It is also known as the cabinet.

The cabinet carries out the country’s domestic and foreign policy, shaped by parliament (Riigikogu); it directs and co-ordinates the work of government institutions and bears full responsibility for everything occurring within the authority of executive power. The government, headed by the Prime Minister, thus represents the political leadership of the country and makes decisions in the name of the whole executive power.

The following duties are attributed to the cabinet by the Constitution of Estonia:[1]

  1. executes the domestic and foreign policies of the state;
  2. directs and co-ordinates the activities of government agencies;
  3. administers the implementation of laws, resolutions of the Riigikogu (Parliament), and legislation of the President of the Republic of Estonia;
  4. introduces bills, and submits international treaties to the Riigikogu for ratification and denunciation;
  5. prepares the draft of the state budget and submits it to the Riigikogu, administers the implementation of the state budget and presents a report on the implementation of the state budget to the Riigikogu;
  6. issues regulations and orders on the basis of and for the implementation of law;
  7. manages relations with other states;
  8. performs other duties which the Constitution and the laws vest in the Government of the Republic.

Current cabinet

Main article: Jüri Ratas' cabinet

The current cabinet cabinet was approved by the Riigikogu on 23 November 2016.

Previous cabinets

Number Government[2] Term of office Days in officce
1 Konstantin Päts' first provisional cabinet24 February 1918 – 12 November 1918262
2 Konstantin Päts' second provisional cabinet12 November 1918 – 27 November 191816
3 Konstantin Päts' third provisional cabinet27 November 1918 – 9 May 1919164
4 Otto Strandman's first cabinet9 May 1919 – 18 November 1919194
5 Jaan Tõnisson's first cabinet18 November 1919 – 28 July 1920254
6 Ado Birk's cabinet28 July 1920 – 30 July 19203
7 Jaan Tõnisson's second cabinet30 July 1920 – 26 October 192089
8 Ants Piip's cabinet26 October 1920 – 25 January 192192
9 Konstantin Päts' first cabinet25 January 1921 – 21 November 1922666
10 Juhan Kukk's cabinet21 November 1922 – 2 August 1923255
11 Konstantin Päts' second cabinet2 August 1923 – 26 March 1924238
12 Friedrich Karl Akel's cabinet26 March 1924 – 16 December 1924266
13 Jüri Jaakson's cabinet16 December 1924 – 15 December 1925365
14 Jaan Teemant's first cabinet15 December 1925 – 23 July 1926221
15 Jaan Teemant's second cabinet23 July 1926 – 4 March 1927225
16 Jaan Teemant's third cabinet4 March 1927 – 9 December 1927281
17 Jaan Tõnisson's third cabinet9 December 1927 – 4 December 1928362
18 August Rei's cabinet4 December 1928 – 9 July 1929218
19 Otto Strandman's second cabinet9 July 1929 – 12 February 1931584
20 Konstantin Päts' third cabinet12 February 1931 – 19 February 1932373
21 Jaan Teemant's fourth cabinet19 February 1932 – 19 July 1932152
22 Kaarel Eenpalu's first cabinet19 July 1932 – 1 November 1932106
23 Konstantin Päts' fourth cabinet1 November 1932 – 18 May 1933199
24 Jaan Tõnisson's fourth cabinet18 May 1933 – 21 October 1933157
25 Konstantin Päts' fifth cabinet21 October 1933 – 24 April 19381647
26 Kaarel Eenpalu's second cabinet9 May 1938 – 12 October 1939522
27 Jüri Uluots' cabinet12 October 1939 – 21 June 1940254
28 Otto Tief's cabinet (acting) 18 September 1944 – 12 January 19538
29 Johannes Sikkar's cabinet (acting, in exile) 12 January 1953 – 22 August 19602780
30 Aleksander Warma's cabinet (acting, in exile) 1 January 1962 – 29 March 1963453
31 Tõnis Kint's cabinet (acting, in exile) 1 March 1964 – 8 May 19712625
32 Heinrich Mark's cabinet (acting, in exile) 8 May 1971 – 1 March 19906873
33 Enno Penno's cabinet (acting, in exile) 20 June 1990 – 7 October 1992841
34 Edgar Savisaar's cabinet (acting) 3 April 1990 – 30 January 1992668
35 Tiit Vähi's first cabinet (acting) 30 January 1992 – 21 October 1992266
36 Mart Laar's first cabinet21 October 1992 – 8 November 1994749
37 Andres Tarand's cabinet8 November 1994 – 17 April 1995161
38 Tiit Vähi's second cabinet17 April 1995 – 6 November 1995204
39 Tiit Vähi's third cabinet6 November 1995 – 17 March 1997498
40 Mart Siimann's cabinet17 March 1997 – 25 March 1999739
41 Mart Laar's second cabinet25 March 1999 – 28 January 20021041
42 Siim Kallas' cabinet28 January 2002 – 10 April 2003438
43 Juhan Parts' cabinet10 April 2003 – 13 April 2005735
44 Andrus Ansip's first cabinet13 April 2005 – 5 April 2007723
45 Andrus Ansip's second cabinet5 April 2007 – 6 April 20111463
46 Andrus Ansip's third cabinet6 April 2011 – 26 March 20141086
47 Taavi Rõivas' first cabinet26 March 2014 – 9 April 2015380
48 Taavi Rõivas' second cabinet9 April 2015 – 23 November 2016 594
49 Jüri Ratas' cabinet23 November 2016 – 12

References

  1. "The Constitution of the Republic of Estonia". Riigi Teataja. 16 May 2014.
  2. "Varasemad valitsused". valitsus.ee. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

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