List of heads of state of Estonia

This is a list of the heads of state of the Republic of Estonia .

Prime Minister of the Provisional Government (1918-1919)

#	image	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party
-		Konstantin Päts	February 24, 1918	May 8, 1919	EML

Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia (1919-1920)

#	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party
1	Otto August Strandman	May 8, 1919	November 18, 1919	ETE
2	Jaan Tõnisson	November 18, 1919	July 28, 1920	HE
3	Aadu Birk	July 28, 1920	July 30, 1920	HE
(2)	Jaan Tõnisson	July 30, 1920	October 26, 1920	HE
4th	Ants Piip	October 26, 1920	December 21, 1920	ETE

State Elder ( Riigivanem ) of the Republic of Estonia (1920–1934)

Regarding the official title: "Riigivanem" means "Reich Elder"; the Estonian word "Riik" is derived from "Reich". Insofar as “Reich” has fallen out of favor in German, “Riigivanem” is usually translated as “State Elder”.

#	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party
(4)	Ants Piip	December 21, 1920	January 25, 1921	ETE
5	Konstantin Päts	January 25, 1921	November 21, 1922	PK
6th	Juhan Kukk	November 21, 1922	August 2, 1923	ETE
(5)	Konstantin Päts	August 2, 1923	March 26, 1924	PK
7th	Friedrich Karl Akel	March 26, 1924	December 16, 1924	KRE
8th	Jüri Jaakson	December 16, 1924	December 15, 1925	HE
9	Jaan Teemant	December 15, 1925	December 9, 1927	PK
(2)	Jaan Tõnisson	December 9, 1927	December 4, 1928	HE
10	August Rei	December 4, 1928	July 9, 1929	ESTP
(1)	Otto August Strandman	July 9, 1929	February 12, 1931	ETE
(5)	Konstantin Päts	February 12, 1931	February 19, 1932	PK
(9)	Jaan Teemant	February 19, 1932	July 19, 1932	PK
11	Kaarel Eenpalu	July 19, 1932	November 1, 1932	ÜPE
(5)	Konstantin Päts	November 1, 1932	May 18, 1933	ÜPE
(2)	Jaan Tõnisson	May 18, 1933	October 21, 1933	RKE
(5)	Konstantin Päts	October 21, 1933	January 24, 1934	PK

Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia with the duties of State Elder (1934–1937)

#	image	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party
(5)		Konstantin Päts	January 24, 1934	September 3, 1937	Non-party

State Administrator ( Riigihoidja ) of the Republic of Estonia (1937–1938)

#	image	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party
(5)		Konstantin Päts	September 3, 1937	April 24, 1938	Non-party

President of the Republic of Estonia (1938–1940)

#	image	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party
(5)		Konstantin Päts	April 24, 1938	June 21, 1940	Non-party

Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia with the duties of President (government-in-exile, 1940–1992)

#	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party
12	Jüri Uluots	June 21, 1940	January 9, 1945	Non-party
(10)	August Rei	January 9, 1945	March 29, 1963	Non-party
13	Aleksander Warma	March 30, 1963	December 23, 1970	Non-party
14th	Tõnis Kint	December 23, 1970	March 1, 1990	Non-party
15th	Heinrich Mark	March 1, 1990	October 8, 1992	Non-party

President of the Republic of Estonia (since 1992)

#	Surname	Taking office	Resignation	Political party
16	Lennart Meri	October 6, 1992	October 8, 2001	IL
17th	Arnold Rüütel	October 8, 2001	October 9, 2006	ERL
18th	Toomas Hendrik Ilves	October 9, 2006	October 10, 2016	SDE
19th	Kersti Kaljulaid	October 10, 2016	officiating	independent