National
Prime Minister
- Estonian: Peaminister
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by the Riigikogu
- Exact method
- The President of the Republic nominates a candidate, and the Riigikogu votes whether to authorise the candidate to form the Government (Constitution § 89); if the President's candidates fail twice, or the President does not nominate, the Riigikogu nominates its own candidate. The President then appoints the Government, ministers on the Prime Minister's proposal (§§ 89-90).
- Chosen by
- Riigikogu
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Kristen Michal RE since July 2024 Report Source: wikidata.org, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- riigiteataja.ee · checked selection appointed by the President -> elected by the Riigikogu: Constitution of Estonia § 89 (the Riigikogu authorises the candidate by vote; § 89(6) lets it nominate its own); CONVENTIONS section 3 head of government rule, ticket 1761 For: Prime Minister
- 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: Prime Minister, Prime Minister in Estonian
- 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, current term
- 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: Kristen Michal, current term
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