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The
President of the Republic of Estonia
(
Estonian
:
Eesti Vabariigi President
) is the
head of state
of the
Republic of Estonia
. The current President is
Alar Karis
since 11 October 2021.
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Portrait
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Name
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Took Office
|
Left Office
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Party
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Birth and Death
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| 1
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Konstantin Pats
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24 April 1938
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23 July 1940
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Patriotic League
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b.
23 February 1874,
Tahkuranna
d.
18 January 1956, Burashevo,
Kalinin Oblast
,
USSR
|
| 1938 ? I round ? elected by the Electoral Assembly (parliament and municipal appointees) with 219 of 238 votes (92.0%).
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| 2
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Lennart Meri
|
6 October 1992
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8 October 2001
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Pro Patria National Coalition
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b.
29 March 1928,
Tallinn
d.
14 March 2006,
Tallinn
|
1992 ? II round ? elected by the parliament with 59 of 101 votes (58.4%).
1996 ? V round ? elected by the Electoral Assembly (parliament and municipal appointees) with 196 of 372 votes (52.7%).
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| 3
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Arnold Ruutel
|
8 October 2001
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9 October 2006
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People's Union of Estonia
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b.
10 May 1926,
Laimjala Parish
,
Saare County
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| 2001 ? V round ? elected by the Electoral Assembly (parliament and municipal appointees) with 186 of 366 votes (50.8%).
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| 4
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Toomas Hendrik Ilves
|
9 October 2006
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10 October 2016
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Social Democratic Party
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b.
26 December 1953,
Stockholm
, Sweden
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2006 ? IV round ? elected by the Electoral Assembly (parliament and municipal appointees) with 174 of 345 votes (50.4%).
2011 ? I round ? elected by the parliament with 73 of 101 votes (72.3%).
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| 5
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|
Kersti Kaljulaid
|
10 October 2016
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11 October 2021
|
Independent
|
b.
30 December 1969,
Tartu
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| 2016 ? VI round ? elected by the parliament with 81 of 101 votes (80.2%).
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| 6
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|
Alar Karis
|
11 October 2021
|
Incumbent
|
Independent
|
b.
26 March 1958,
Tartu
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| 2021
? II round ? elected by the parliament with 72 of 101 votes (71.3%).
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There are three living former Estonian presidents:
The most recent President to die was
Lennart Meri
, who died on March 14 2006.
