Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs () is the senior minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs () in the Estonian Government. The Minister is one of the most important members of the Estonian government, with responsibility for the relations between Estonia and foreign states.

The Foreign Minister is chosen by the Prime Minister as a part of the government. The current Foreign Minister is Margus Tsahkna.

Office holders # Name Took office Left office Party1Jaan Poska24 February 191820 September 1919Estonian People's Party2Ants Piip9 October 191918 November 1919Estonian Labour Party3Ado Birk18 November 191928 July 1920Estonian People's Party4Kaarel Robert Pusta28 July 192030 July 19205Ado Birk (2nd term)30 July 192026 October 1920Estonian People's Party6Otto Strandman26 October 192014 January 1921Estonian Labour Party7Ants Piip (2nd term)25 January 192120 October 1922Estonian Labour Party8Aleksander Hellat28 November 19222 August 19239Friedrich Akel2 August 192326 March 1924Christian People's Party10Otto Strandman (2nd term)26 March 192414 May 1924Estonian Labour Party11Kaarel Robert Pusta (2nd term)6 June 19245 October 192512Ado Birk (3rd term)23 October 192515 December 1925Estonian People's Party13Ants Piip (3rd term)15 December 192523 July 1926Estonian Labour Party14Friedrich Akel (2nd term)23 July 192611 November 1927Christian People's Party15Aleksander Hellat (2nd term)11 November 19279 December 192716Hans Rebane9 December 19274 December 1928Farmers' Assemblies17Jaan Lattik4 December 192812 February 1931Christian People's Party18Jaan Tõnisson12 February 193119 July 1932Estonian People's Party19Mihkel Pung19 July 19321 November 1932National Centre Party20August Rei1 November 193218 May 1933Estonian Socialist Workers' Party21Ants Piip (4th term)18 May 193321 October 1933National Centre Party22Julius Seljamaa21 October 19332 June 193623Friedrich Akel (3rd term)2 June 19369 May 193824Karl Selter9 May 193812 October 193925Ants Piip (5th term)12 October 193921 June 194026August Rei18 September 194425 September 1944Aleksander Warma (in exile)19531963August Koern (in exile)19641982Elmar Lipping (in exile)19821990Olev Olesk (in exile)1990199227Lennart Meri 11 April 199024 March 1992Popular Front of Estonia28Jaan Manitski6 April 199221 October 1992(none)29Trivimi Velliste21 October 19927 January 1994Pro Patria Union30Jüri Luik8 January 199417 April 1995Pro Patria Union31Riivo Sinijärv17 April 19956 November 1995Estonian Coalition Party32Siim Kallas6 November 199522 November 1996Estonian Reform Party33Toomas Hendrik Ilves2 December 199614 October 1998Social Democratic Party34Raul Mälk14 October 199825 March 1999(none)35Toomas Hendrik Ilves (2nd term)25 March 199928 January 2002Social Democratic Party36Kristiina Ojuland28 January 200210 February 2005Estonian Reform Party37Rein Lang21 February 200513 April 2005Estonian Reform Party38Urmas Paet13 April 200517 November 2014Estonian Reform Party39Keit Pentus-Rosimannus17 November 201416 July 2015Estonian Reform Party40Marina Kaljurand16 July 201512 September 2016Independent41Jürgen Ligi12 September 201623 November 2016Estonian Reform Party42Sven Mikser23 November 201629 April 2019Social Democratic Party43Urmas Reinsalu29 April 201926 January 2021Isamaa44Eva-Maria Liimets26 January 20213 June 2022Estonian Centre Party45Urmas Reinsalu (2nd term)18 July 202217 April 2023Isamaa46Margus Tsahkna17 April 2023IncumbentEstonia 200 Source

Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)

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