Strandman II Cabinet

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Government of the Republic of Estonia under State Elder Otto Strandman (Strandman II Cabinet). Term of office: July 9, 1929 to February 12, 1931.

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The Strandman government was officially the 19th government of the Republic of Estonia since independence was proclaimed in 1918. It remained in office for 585 days.

From May 11 to May 13, 1929, the elections for the fourth legislative period of the Estonian Parliament ( Riigikogu ) took place, which met for the first time on July 2, 1929. On June 29, 1929, based on the election results, the previous government of August Rei resigned.

The Estonian Ambassador in Warsaw and former Prime Minister Otto Strandman formed a new government on July 9th. She owned the Eesti Tööerakond (Estonian Labor Party, ETE), the Kristlik Rahvaerakond (Christian People's Party, KRE), the Põllumeeste Kogud (Association of Farmers, PK), the Eesti Rahvaerakond (Estonian People's Party, ER) and the Asunikud party , riigirentnikud väikepõllupidajad (“Settlers, State Tenants and Smallholders”, ARV).

A comprehensive reform of the ministries began on July 1st. The Ministry of Economic Affairs was created from the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of the Interior were merged.

cabinet

Department Surname Term of office Political party
State Elder Otto Strandman 07/09/1929 - 02/12/1931    ETE
Foreign minister Jaan Lattik 07/09/1929 - 02/12/1931 KRE
Education and Social Affairs Minister    Jaan Hünerson 07/09/1929 - 02/12/1931 PK
Minister of Agriculture August Kerem 07/09/1929 - 02/12/1931 HE
Economics Minister Johannes-Friedrich Zimmermann    07/09/1929 - 02/12/1931 ARV   
Defense Minister Oskar Koester 07/09/1929 - 02/12/1931 ARV
Minister of transport August Juerman 07/09/1929 - 02/12/1931 PK
Minister of Justice and the Interior Tõnis Kalbus 07/09/1929 - 04/12/1930 ETE
Minister of Justice and the Interior Ado Anderkopp 04/12/1930 - 02/12/1931 ETE

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