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President
Official Duties
Media
Republic of Estonia
Biography
CV of President Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Oath of the President
President Ilves took the oath of office on 9 October 2006
Legal authority
Excerpts from legal acts governing the president’s official duties
Patronage
Organizations and projects supported by the head of state
Institutions
Institutions under the jurisdiction of the President of the Republic
Ieva Ilves
News about the president's spouse and the biography of Ieva Ilves
Speeches
Unabridged text of speeches delivered by the head of state in Estonia and abroad
Visits
Overview of state visits, official visits and working visits made by the President to other countries
Decorations
Recipients of Estonian state decorations. Proposals for bestowing decorations.
Press Releases
Press releases from the Office of the President
Statements
Statements by the President of the Republic, including joint statements issued by the President of the Republic, the President of the Riigikogu and the Prime Minister
Interviews, Articles
President Ilves in the Estonian and foreign media
Bibliography
The President’s speeches, articles and interviews published in print, also overviews of the President’s public activities and publications about him
Videos
Video recordings of presidential speeches and public messages, interviews and other events
Photo album
Photo albums arranged by event
Declaration of Independence
Adopted by the Estonian Provincial Assembly’s council of elders on 24 February 1918
The Constitution
The Constitution of the Republic of Estonia, adopted on 28 June 1992
Symbols
The Estonian flag, coat of arms and national anthem, and legal acts on state insignia
Estonia
Links to other government institutions, the citizen’s portal and Estonian Public Broadcasting
Heads of State
Heads of state from 1918, through the years of occupation, until restoration of independence
Estonian heads of state since 1918 and the legal grounds of their activities.
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
2006
Arnold Rüütel
2001-2006
Lennart Meri
1992-2001
Heinrich Mark
1990-1992
Tõnis Kint
1970-1990
Aleksander Warma (Varma)
1963-1970
Jüri Uluots
1940-1945
Kaarel Eenpalu (until 1935 Karl August Einbund)
1932
August Rei
1928-1929, 1945-1963
Jaan Teemant
1925-1927, 1932
Jüri Jaakson
1924-1925
Friedrich Karl Akel
1924
Juhan (Johann) Kukk
1922-1923
Ants Piip
1920-1921
Aadu (Ado) Birk
1920
Jaan Tõnisson
1919-1920, 1927-1928, 1933
Otto (August) Strandman
1921-1922
Konstantin Päts
1918-1919, 1921-1922, 1923-1924, 1931-1932, 1932-1933, 1933-1940
