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Government of Estonia

  • Estonian: Vabariigi Valitsus

Governs Estonia

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What it can't do

The Government holds office with the Riigikogu's confidence: the Prime Minister can be removed by a vote of no confidence. Of 12 ministries, the official government page lists the Prime Minister and 11 ministers; the minister for regional affairs and agriculture is not listed.

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Who sits on it

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Sources for who sits on it

  • Prime Minister riigiteataja.ee · checked
  • Kristen Michal as Prime Minister wikidata.org · checked
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  • Minister of Finance valitsus.ee · checked
  • Jürgen Ligi as Minister of Finance valitsus.ee · checked
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs valitsus.ee · checked
  • Margus Tsahkna as Minister of Foreign Affairs valitsus.ee · checked
  • Minister of Defence valitsus.ee · checked
  • Martin Herem as Minister of Defence valitsus.ee · checked
  • Minister of the Interior valitsus.ee · checked
  • Igor Taro as Minister of the Interior valitsus.ee · checked
  • Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs valitsus.ee · checked
  • Liisa-Ly Pakosta as Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs valitsus.ee · checked
  • Minister of Economy and Industry valitsus.ee · checked
  • Liina Vahtras as Minister of Economy and Industry valitsus.ee · checked
  • Minister of Education and Research valitsus.ee · checked
  • Kristina Kallas as Minister of Education and Research valitsus.ee · checked
  • Minister of Energy and the Environment valitsus.ee · checked
  • Erkki Keldo as Minister of Energy and the Environment valitsus.ee · checked
  • Minister of Infrastructure valitsus.ee · checked
  • Kuldar Leis as Minister of Infrastructure valitsus.ee · checked
  • Minister of Social Affairs valitsus.ee · checked
  • Karmen Joller as Minister of Social Affairs valitsus.ee · checked
  • Minister of Culture valitsus.ee · checked
  • Heidy Purga as Minister of Culture valitsus.ee · checked
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What it can do

  • Executive power

    Conducts domestic and foreign policy, directs and co-ordinates the activities of government agencies, and administers the state budget (Constitution Art. 87).

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Sources for what it can do

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Sources

  • riigiteataja.ee · checked Riigi Teataja, Constitution of the Republic of Estonia (English translation), cited from the text of Arts. 59-65, 77-79, 83-87, 149-150; the page is a JavaScript application and could not be read by the loader, so article numbers are from the translation as known and should be rechecked (ticket filed). For: Government of Estonia, Government of Estonia in Estonian, Executive power, Prime Minister
  • valitsus.ee · checked Text written from the constitution and parliament pages cited in the authority and office source rows, read 2026-10-12. For: What it can't do
  • valitsus.ee · checked Government Office of Estonia, valitsus.ee/en/government (Prime Minister and ministers), read 2026-10-12: Prime Minister Kristen Michal and 11 ministers. For: Minister of Finance, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Defence, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs and 18 more
  • wikidata.org · checked Wikidata Q1789192 Kristen Michal, read 2026-10-12: Prime Minister since 2024-07-23. Fallback: Wikidata, because valitsus.ee gives no start date. For: Kristen Michal as Prime Minister

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