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

Minister of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio ...

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

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

. He also served as

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

Otepää Parish Otepää Parish () is a rural municipality (Estonia), rural municipality in Valga County, southern Estonia. It includes the town of Otepää, which is referred to as the "winter capital" of Estonia. The parish was formed in 2017 by merging of t ...

) 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 in 1971 with a degree in agronomy. From 1971 to 1990, he was a member of the Communist Party, from 1994 to 2204 of the

Estonian Centre Party The Estonian Centre Party (, EK) is a populist political party in Estonia. It was founded in 1991 as a direct successor of the Popular Front of Estonia, and it is currently led by Mihhail Kõlvart. The party was founded on 12 October 1991 f ...

and since 2006 of the

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1947 births Living people Politicians from Otepää Parish Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Estonian Centre Party politicians Estonian Reform Party politicians Estonian agronomists Agriculture ministers of Estonia Finance ministers of Estonia Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003 Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011 Estonian University of Life Sciences alumni {{Estonia-2007-Riigikogu-politician-stub