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These are lists of political office-holders in Estonia.

Overview

The ancient counties (maakond) and parishes (kihelkond) were headed by Seniores and Meliores (Elders) as noted by Henry of Livonia. The administrative jurisdiction of the parish and county elders was limited, the counties themselves remained autonomous^[1] until the Teutonic and Danish conquest of Estonia in the 13th century. Ending with the states and the rulers of states (starting from the time of the first successful Danish conquest in 1219) who either ruled or laid claims of sovereignty over some parts of the territory of present-day Estonia, as well as the leaders of the independent Republic of Estonia since 1918.

Ancient counties

Alempois

Title: Elder (-1224)

Harju

Title: Elder (-1224)

Järva

Title: Elder (-1224)

Jogentagana

Title: Elder (-1224)

Läänemaa

Title: Elder (-1224)

Mõhu

Title: Elder (-1224)

Nurmekund

Title: Elder (-1224)

Revala

Title: Elder (-1224)

Saaremaa

Title: Elder – It is probable that these men, whose names appear on a treaty with the Order of the Brethren of the Sword in 1251, were the chiefs of administrative units on Saaremaa, Muhu, and Sõrve. Their "signatures" were, in all likelihood, phonetically "Latinized" by the authors of the document.^{[citation needed]}

• Ylle
• Culle
• Enu
• Muntelene
• Tappete
• Yalde
• Melete
• Cake

Sakala

Title: Elder (-1223)

• before 1211–21 September 1217 Lembitu
• 21 September 1217 – ? Unnepeve
• Meeme

Ugandi

Title: Elder (-1224)

Vaiga

Title: Elder (-1224)

Virumaa

Title: Elder (-1224)

• Kyriavanus
• Tabelinus

Danish dukes of Estonia

Masters and bishops of the Livonian Order

Masters of the Livonian Order

Bishops of Riga

Bishops of Leal

Bishops of Dorpat

Prince-Bishops of Ösel-Wiek

Swedish dukes of Estonia

Imperial Russian governorates of Reval and Estonia (1721–1917)edit

The Reval Governorate and the Governorate of Estonia were part of the Russian Empire (1721–1917).

Tsars and Emperors of Russia (1721–1917)edit

Governors of Reval (1721–1796)edit

Governors of Estonia (1796–1917)edit

World War I temporary governmentsedit

Russian Provisional Government, 1917edit

Title: Chairman (1917)

• Georgy Evgenyevich Lvov (15 March (2 March) – 21 July (8 July) 1917)

Title: Prime Minister (1917)

• Alexander Kerensky (21 July (8 July) – 7 November (25 October) 1917)

Soviet Executive Committee of Estonia 1917edit

(independent de facto)

Title: Chairman of the Soviet Executive Committee of Estonia (Eestimaa Nõukogude Täitevkomitee esimees) (1917–18)

• Jaan Anvelt (5 November (23 October) 1917 – 4 March 1918)

(independent de jure)

Title: Gouvernement Commissioner (Kubermangukomissar) (1917–18)

• Jaan Poska (28 November (15 November) 1917 – 24 February 1918)

Republic of Estoniaedit

State Elders of Estonia (1920–1937/8)edit

Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia (1990–1992)edit

Title: Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia (in the body of Soviet Union) (1990–91)

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

Title: Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia (Eesti Vabariigi Ülemnõukogu esimees) (1991–92)

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

President of the Republic (1938–1940; 1992–present)edit

Prime Ministers of Estonia (1918–1944; 1990–present)edit

Acting Prime Ministers in exile (1953–1992)edit

United Baltic Duchyedit

Title: Regent Councillor (1918)

• Adolf Pilar von Pilchau (9–19 November 1918)

Commune of the Working People of Estoniaedit

Title: Chairman of the Council of The Commune of the Working People of Estonia (Eesti Töörahva Komuuna Nõukogu esimees) (1918–19)

• Jaan Anvelt (29 November 1918 – 5 June 1919)

Estonia during the Soviet occupationedit

Title: Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Estonian SSR (Eesti NSV Ülemnõukogu Presiidiumi esimees) (1940–88)

• Johannes Vares-Barbarus (21 July 1940 – 29 November 1946)
• Nigol Andresen (1946–47)
• Eduard Päll (1947–50)
• August Jakobson (1950–58)
• Johan Eichfeld (1958–61)
• Aleksei Müürisepp (1961 – 7 October 1970)
• Aleksander Ansberg (1970)
• Artur Vader (22 December 1970 – 25 May 1978)
• Meta Vannas (acting chairman; 1978)
• Johannes Käbin (1978–83)
• Arnold Rüütel (8 April 1983 – 8 May 1990)

Title: Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia (1990–1992)

• Arnold Rüütel (8 May 1990 – 6 October 1992)

Soviet Unionedit

Title: Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1940–91)

• Joseph Stalin (1940–53)
• Nikita Khrushchev (1953–64)
• Leonid Brezhnev (1964–82)
• Yuri Andropov (1982–84)
• Konstantin Chernenko (1984–85)
• Mikhail Gorbachev (1985–91)

Reichskommissariat Ostlandedit

Title: Führer und Reichskanzler (1941–44)

• Adolf Hitler (7 July 1941 – 24 November 1944)

Title: Generalkomissar für Estland (1941–44)

• Karl-Siegmund Litzmann (5 December 1941 – 18 September 1944)

Title: Eesti Omavalitsuse juht (1941–45)

• Hjalmar Mäe (15 September 1941 – 4 January 1945)

See alsoedit

• History of Estonia
• President of Estonia
• List of Swedish monarchs
• List of Russian monarchs
• Lists of office-holders

Referencesedit