When the position was originally established in 1918, it was called the minister of war (Sõjaminister).[1] The post was renamed minister of defence on April 1, 1929, but would change back to minister of war in 1937. Though the name of the position, and subsequently the ministry, was changed, the main responsibilities of the position remained virtually same.
Since Estonia regained its independence in 1991 the post has been known as the minister of defence.[1]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Minister of Defence Estonia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Minister of Defence Estonian Kaitseminister is the senior minister at the Ministry of Defence Estonian Kaitseministeerium in the Estonian Government The minister is one of the most important members of the Estonian government with responsibility for coordinating the governments policies on national defence and the military forces The defence minister is chosen by the prime minister as a part of the government Minister of Defence of EstoniaEesti kaitseministerStandard of the Minister of DefenceIncumbentHanno Pevkursince 18 July 2022Ministry of DefenceAppointerKaja KallasWhen the position was originally established in 1918 it was called the minister of war Sojaminister 1 The post was renamed minister of defence on April 1 1929 but would change back to minister of war in 1937 Though the name of the position and subsequently the ministry was changed the main responsibilities of the position remained virtually same Since Estonia regained its independence in 1991 the post has been known as the minister of defence 1 Contents 1 List of ministers 1 1 1918 to 1929 Minister of War 1 2 1929 to 1937 Minister of Defence 1 3 1937 to 1940 Minister of War 1 4 1992 to present Minister of Defence 2 References 3 Sources 4 External linksList of ministers edit1918 to 1929 Minister of War edit Name Took office Left office PartyAndres Larka February 24 1918 November 27 1918 IndependentKonstantin Pats November 27 1918 May 8 1919 Rural LeagueOtto Strandman May 8 1919 November 18 1919 Estonian Labour PartyAugust Johannes Hanko November 18 1919 July 28 1920 IndependentAleksander Tonisson July 28 1920 October 26 1920 IndependentAnts Piip October 26 1920 January 25 1921 Estonian Labour PartyJaan Soots January 25 1921 August 2 1923 Farmers AssembliesAdo Anderkopp August 2 1923 February 19 1924 Estonian Labour PartyOskar Amberg March 26 1924 October 18 1924 Christian People s PartyHans Kurvits November 11 1924 November 26 1924 IndependentJaan Soots 2nd time December 16 1924 March 4 1927 Farmers AssembliesNikolai Reek March 4 1927 December 4 1928 IndependentMihkel Juhkam December 4 1928 March 31 1929 Estonian Labour Party1929 to 1937 Minister of Defence edit Name Took office Left office PartyMihkel Juhkam April 1 1929 July 9 1929 Estonian Labour PartyOskar Koster July 9 1929 February 12 1931 Settlers PartyAugust Kerem February 12 1931 November 19 1932 Estonian People s PartyAleksander Tonisson 2nd time November 1 1932 May 18 1933 IndependentAugust Kerem 2nd time May 18 1933 October 21 1933 Estonian People s PartyPaul Lill October 21 1933 March 31 1937 Independent1937 to 1940 Minister of War edit Name Took office Left officePaul Lill April 1 1937 October 12 1939Nikolai Reek 2nd time October 12 1939 June 21 19401992 to present Minister of Defence edit Name Took office Left office PartyUlo Uluots June 18 1992 October 21 1992 Popular Front of EstoniaHain Rebas October 21 1992 August 5 1993 Estonian National Independence PartyJuri Luik August 23 1993 November 8 1994 Pro Patria National Coalition PartyIndrek Kannik January 7 1994 May 23 1994 Pro Patria National Coalition PartyEnn Tupp June 28 1994 April 17 1995 Pro Patria National Coalition PartyAndrus Oovel April 17 1995 March 25 1999 Estonian Coalition PartyJuri Luik 2nd time March 25 1999 January 28 2002 Pro Patria UnionSven Mikser January 28 2002 April 10 2003 Estonian Centre PartyMargus Hanson April 10 2003 November 22 2004 Estonian Reform PartyJaak Joeruut November 22 2004 October 8 2005 Estonian Reform PartyJurgen Ligi October 10 2005 April 5 2007 Estonian Reform PartyJaak Aaviksoo April 5 2007 April 6 2011 Union of Pro Patria and Res PublicaMart Laar April 6 2011 May 11 2012 Union of Pro Patria and Res PublicaUrmas Reinsalu May 14 2012 March 26 2014 Union of Pro Patria and Res PublicaSven Mikser 2nd time March 26 2014 September 14 2015 Social Democratic PartyHannes Hanso September 14 2015 November 23 2016 Social Democratic PartyMargus Tsahkna November 23 2016 June 12 2017 Union of Pro Patria and Res PublicaJuri Luik 3rd time June 12 2017 January 26 2021 Union of Pro Patria and Res PublicaKalle Laanet January 26 2021 July 18 2022 Estonian Reform PartyHanno Pevkur July 18 2022 Incumbent Estonian Reform PartyReferences edit a b Eesti kaitseministrid labi ajaloo Kaitseministeerium kaitseministeerium ee in Estonian Retrieved 19 January 2022 Sources edithttps kaitseministeerium ee et ministeerium kontaktid kaitseminister eesti kaitseministrid labi ajalooExternal links editRepublic of Estonia Governments Ministry of Defence Estonian Defence Forces Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minister of Defence Estonia amp oldid 1168222530, wikipedia, wiki, 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