The Governor () was the leader of a
county
A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...
(''maakond'') in
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
. Here is the list of governors of Estonian counties.
Harju County
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Johannes Reinthal (1917–1920)
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Oskar Suursööt (1920–1922)
*Martin Kruusimaa (Krusemann) (1922–1927)
*Rudolf Kuris (1927–1936)
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Karl Robert Ruus (1936–1940)
*Gustav Abel (1940–1941)
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Paul Männik (1940; 1941–1944)
*Anti Oidsalu (1990–1991)
*Mati Zernand (1991–1994)
*Mait Kornet (1994–1999)
*Orm Valtson (1999–2004)
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Jaan Mark'' (acting, 2005–2006)
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Värner Lootsmann
Värner Lootsmann (born August 18, 1945 in Kasispea) is an Estonian politician from Harju County.
Political activity
Lootsmann was a member of the Estonian Liberal Democratic Party in 199091 and has been a member of the Estonian Centre Party ...
(2006–2009)
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Ãœlle Rajasalu
Ãœlle Rajasalu (born 6 May 1953) is an Estonian politician. From 1999 to 2004, she was an Elder of the Pirita District, Tallinn. She became the governor of Harju County in 2009.
Sources
(Estonian)
1953 births
Living people
Estonian R ...
(2009–2017)
: source
Hiiu County
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Tarmo Mänd (1989–1994)
*Tiit Laja (1994–1999)
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Hannes Maasel (1999–2012)
*''Piret Sedrik'' (acting, 2012)
*Riho Rahuoja (2012–2017)
Ida-Viru County
*?
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Rein Aidma (1994–2003)
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Ago Silde (2004–2007)
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Riho Breivel (2007–2012)
*Andres Noormägi (2013–2017)
Järva County
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Jakob Sõnajalg (1919–1935)
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Juhan Kaarlimäe (1937–1940)
*Herman Lipp (1941–1944)
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Arvo Sarapuu (1989–1997)
*Theo Aasa (1998–2003)
*Üllar Vahtramäe (2004–2009)
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Tiina Oraste (2009–2017)
Jõgeva County
Jõgeva County ( or ''Jõgevamaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-we ...
*Priit Saksing (1990–1994)
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Meelis Paavel (1994–1999)
*Margus Oro (1999–2004)
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Aivar Kokk (2004–2009)
*Viktor Svjatõšev (2009–2017)
Lääne County
Lääne County ( or ''Läänemaa'', literally "Western land"; ; ) is one of the 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in western Estonia and borders the Baltic Sea to the north, Harju County to the north-east, Rapla County to the east, Pärnu Cou ...
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Aleksander Saar (1917–1927)
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Artur Kasterpalu (1930–1941)
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Karl Robert Ruus (1941–1944)
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Andres Lipstok (1989–1994)
*Hannes Danilov (1994–1999)
*Arder Väli (1999)
*''Maaja Toompuu'' (acting, 1999)
*Jaanus Sahk (1999–2004)
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Sulev Vare (2004–2007)
*''Maaja Toompuu'' (acting, 2007–2008)
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Neeme Suur (2008–2011)
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Innar Mäesalu (2011–2017)
Lääne-Viru County
Lääne-Viru County ( or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, ''lääne'' means western and ''ida'' means east or eastern. Lääne-Viru borders Id ...
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Lembit Kaljuvee (1989–1992)
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Ants Leemets (1992–1995)
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Marko Pomerants (1995–2003)
*''Riina Kaptein'' (acting, 2003–2004)
*Urmas Tamm (2004–2009)
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Einar Vallbaum (2009–2017)
Pärnu County
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Jüri Marksoo (1920–1940)
*Rein Kirs (?–1993)
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Toomas Kivimägi (1993–2009)
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Andres Metsoja (2009–2017)
Põlva County
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Margus Leivo (1990–1993)
*? (1993–1996)
*Kalev Kreegipuu (1996–1998)
*Mart Madissoon (1998–2003)
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Urmas Klaas (2004–2007)
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Priit Sibul (2007–2011)
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Ulla Preeden (2011–2017)
Rapla County
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Harri Õunapuu (1989–1991)
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Kalle Talviste (1991–2003)
*Tõnis Blank (2004–2009)
*Tiit Leier (2009–2017)
Saare County
*Ants Tammleht (1990–1991)
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Jüri Saar (1992–2003)
*''Hans Teiv'' (acting, 2003–2006)
*Toomas Kasemaa (2006–2011)
*''Jaan Leivategija'' (acting, 2011)
*Kaido Kaasik (2011–2017)
Tartu County
Tartu County ( or ''Tartumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia.
It is located in eastern Estonia bordering Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County.
The area of Tartu County is , which covers 6.9% of the territory of E ...
*Bernhard Methusalem (1944)
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Robert Närska (1989–1992)
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Kalju Koha (1992–1993)
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Jaan Õunapuu (1993–2003)
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Eha Pärn'' (acting, 2003–2004)
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Eha Pärn (2004–2005)
*''Tõnu Vesi'' (acting, 2005–2006)
*Esta Tamm (2006–2011)
*''Tõnu Vesi'' (acting, 2011)
*Reno Laidre (2011–2017)
Valga County
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Karl Robert Ruus (1930–1933)
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Värdi Velner (1936–1940)
*Värdi Velner (1941–1943)
*Uno Heinla (1989–1992)
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Rein Randver (1992–2003)
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Georg Trašanov (2003–2010)
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Margus Lepik (2010–2017)
Viljandi County
*?
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Helir-Valdor Seeder (1993–2003)
*Kalle Küttis (2004–2009)
*Lembit Kruuse (2009–2017)
Võru County
*? (?–1993)
*Tiit Soosaar (1993–1998)
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Robert Lepikson (1998–2000)
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Mait Klaassen (2000–2004)
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Ülo Tulik (2005–2010)
*Andres Kõiv (2010–2017)
References
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Lists of political office-holders in Estonia
Counties of Estonia