Harri Õunapuu (born 2 February 1947) is an Estonian agronomist and former politician. He served as

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

from 2002 to 2003. From 1989 until 1991, he was the Governor of

Rapla County Rapla County ( et, Rapla maakond or ''Raplamaa'') is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in the western part of the country and borders Järva County to the east, Pärnu County to the south, Lääne County to the west, and Har ...

. He also served as

Minister of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister ...

from 1991 to 1992. Õunapuu was born in Sangaste Parish (now, part of

Otepää Parish Otepää Parish ( et, Otepää vald) is a rural municipality in Valga County, southern Estonia. It includes the town of Otepää. Settlements ;Town Otepää ;Small boroughs Puka - Sangaste ;Villages Ädu - Arula- Ilmjärve - Kääriku - ...

) and graduated from Tartu 3rd Secondary School in 1961. In 1966, he graduated from the Räpina School of Horticulture with a degree in horticultural agronomy and from the

Estonian Agricultural University The Estonian University of Life Sciences (Estonian: ''Eesti Maaülikool'', EMÜ) located in Tartu, Estonia, is the former Estonian Agricultural University, which was established in 1951 and renamed and restructured in November 2005. Eesti Maaül ...

in 1971 with a degree in agronomy.

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Living people 1947 births Estonian agronomists Agriculture ministers of Estonia Finance ministers of Estonia 20th-century Estonian politicians 21st-century Estonian politicians Estonian Centre Party politicians Estonian Reform Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003 Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011 Estonian University of Life Sciences alumni People from Otepää Parish {{Estonia-politician-stub