II Riigikogu was the second legislature of the Estonian Parliament (

Riigikogu The Riigikogu (; from Estonian ''riigi-'', of the state, and ''kogu'', assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the Prime Minister and Chief Just ...

). The legislature was elected after 1923 elections (held on 5–7 May 1923). It sat between 31 May 1923 and 14 June 1926, before the next round of elections were held.

Parties and seats

Officers

The following is a list of the Riigikogu's officers during the second legislative session:"II Riigikogu, 31.05.1923–14.06.1926"
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Chairmen

* Jaan Tõnisson, 7 June 1923 – 27 May 1925 * August Rei, from 9 June 1925

First Assistant Chairmen

* Karl Johannes Virma, 7 June 1923 – 27 November 1924 * Jaan Soots, 27 November 1924 – 16 December 1924 * August Jürima, from 16 December 1924

Second Assistant Chairmen

* Aleksander Leopold Raudkepp, 7 June 1923 – 27 November 1924 * Karl Johannes Virma, 27 November 1924 – 16 December 1924 *

Mihkel Martna Mihkel Martna (17 September 1860 Veltsa parish, Paimpere – 23 May 1934 Tallinn) was an Estonian politician and journalist. Martna was born in Kreis Wiek in the Governorate of Estonia (in present-day Pärnu County) and studied in a local villag ...

, 16 December 1924 – 10 December 1925 *

Tõnis Kalbus Tõnis Kalbus (also Tõnu Kalbus; 5 December 1880, Tori Parish – 20 March 1942 Sosva, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR) was an Estonian lawyer and politician. From 1925 to 1926 he was Minister of Justice. From 1928 to 1930 he was Minister of Jus ...

, 10 June 1925– 15 December 1925 * Johannes-Friedrich Zimmermann, 18 December 1925 – 18 February 1926 *

Mihkel Juhkam Mihkel Juhkam (3 August 1884 Küti Parish (now Vinni Parish), Wierland County – 28 January 1942 Sosva camp, Sverdlovsk Oblast) was an Estonian politician. He was a member of the II, III, IV and IV Riigikogu. 1929 he was Minister of Defence ...

, from 19 February 1926

Secretary

, 7 June 1923 – 10 June 1925 *

Johan Holberg Johan Holberg (20 February 1893 – 8 April 1978, Chicago) was an Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finla ...

, from 10 June 1925

First Assistant Secretary

Oskar Köster Oskar Köster (20 December 1890 in Pöide – 2 August 1941 Tallinn) was an Estonian politician. In 1926, he founded the newspaper ''Maa'' and was its chief editor. Köster was arrested by the NKVD on 22 July 1940 in Tallinn. He died of a heart a ...

, 7 June 1923 – 27 November 1924 *

, 27 November 1924 – 10 June 1925 * Aleksander Leopold Raudkepp, from 10 June 1925

Second Assistant Secretary

* Jaan Vain, 7 June 1923 – 27 November 1924 *

Jaan Piiskar Jaan Piiskar (11 February 1883, in Vastemõisa Parish (now Põhja-Sakala Parish, Kreis Fellin – 19 December 1942, in Sevurallag, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR) was an Estonian educator and politician. From 1931 until 1932 he was Minister o ...

, from 27 November 1924

Members of the Riigikogu

References

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