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SNo Name Took office Left office Political party 1 Konstantin Päts 24-02 1918 26-11 1918 Rural League 2 Konstantin Päts 26-11 1918 08-05 1919 Rural League 3 Otto August Strandman 08-05 1919 18-11 1919 Estonian Labour Party 4 Jaan Tõnisson 18-11 1919 28-07 1920 Estonian People's Party 5 Ado Birk 28-07 1920 30-07 1920 Estonian People's Party 6 Jaan Tõnisson 30-07 1920 26-10 1920 Estonian People's Party 7 Ants Piip 26-10 1920 25-01 1921 Estonian Labour Party 8 Konstantin Päts 25-01 1921 21-11 1922 Farmers' Assemblies 9 Juhan Kukk 21-11 1922 02-08 1923 Estonian Labour Party 10 Konstantin Päts 02-08 1923 26-03 1924 Farmers' Assemblies 11 Friedrich Karl Akel 26-03 1924 16-12 1924 Christian People's Party 12 Jüri Jaakson 16-12 1924 15-12 1925 Estonian People's Party 13 Jaan Teemant 15-12 1925 23-07 1926 Farmers' Assemblies 14 Jaan Teemant 23-07 1926 04-03 1927 Farmers' Assemblies 15 Jaan Teemant 04-03 1927 09-12 1927 Farmers' Assemblies 16 Jaan Tõnisson 09-12 1927 04-121928 Estonian People's Party 17 August Rei 04-121928 09-07 1929 Estonian Socialist Workers' Party 18 Otto August Strandman 09-07 1929 12-02 1931 Estonian Labour Party 19 Konstantin Päts 12-02 1931 19-02 1932 Farmers' Assemblies 20 Jaan Teemant 19-02 1932 19-07 1932 Farmers' Assemblies 21 Karl August Einbund 19-07 1932 01-11 1932 Union of Settlers and Smallholders 22 Konstantin Päts 01-11 1932 18-05 1933 Union of Settlers and Smallholders 23 Jaan Tõnisson 18-05 1933 21-10 1933 National Centre Party 24 Konstantin Päts 21-10 1933 24-01 1934 Non-party 25 Konstantin Päts 24-01 1934 03-09 1937 Non-party 26 Konstantin Päts 03-09 1937 21-04 1938 Non-party 27 Kaarel Eenpalu 21-04 1938 09-05 1938 Non-party 28 Kaarel Eenpalu 09-05 1938 12-10 1939 Non-party 29 Jüri Uluots 12-10 1939 21-06 1940 Non-party 30 Johannes Vares 21-06 1940 25-08 1940 Estonian Communist Party 31 Otto Tief 18-09 1944 22-09 1944 Non-party (EVRK) 32 Edgar Savisaar 20-08 1991 29-01 1992 Popular Front of Estonia 33 Tiit Vähi 29-01 1992 21-10 1992 none 34 Mart Laar 21-10 1992 08-11 1994 Pro Patria Union 35 Andres Tarand 08-11 1994 17-04 1995 Moderate People's Party 36 Tiit Vähi 17-04 1995 06-11 1995 Estonian Coalition Party 37 Tiit Vähi 06-11 1995 17-03 1997 Estonian Coalition Party 38 Mart Siimann 17-03 1997 25-03 1999 Estonian Coalition Party 39 Mart Laar 25-03 1999 28-01 2002 Pro Patria Union 40 Siim Kallas 28-01 2002 10-04 2003 Estonian Reform Party 41 Juhan Parts 10-04 2003 12-04 2005 Res Publica 42 Andrus Ansip 12-04 2005 05-04 2007 Estonian Reform Party 43 Andrus Ansip 05-04 2007 04-04 2011 Estonian Reform Party 44 Andrus Ansip 06-04 2011 26-03 2014 Estonian Reform Party 45 Taavi Rõivas 26-03 2014 30-03 2015 Estonian Reform Party 46 Taavi Rõivas 09-04 2015 Incumbent Estonian Reform Party For more information, kindly visit : www.downloadexcelfiles.com www.downloadexcelfiles.com.

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