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The Governor is the leader of a county

Counties of Estonia

A county is an administrative subdivision of Estonia.Estonia is divided into 15 counties. The government of each county is led by a county governor , who represents the national government at the regional level...

(maakond) in Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

List of governers of Estonian counties

Harju County

Harju County , or Harjumaa , nowadays one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the south-east, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to the south-west.528,468 people...

Johannes Reinthal (1917–1920)
Oskar Suursööt (1920–1922)
Martin Kruusimaa (Krusemann) (1922–1927)
Rudolf Kuris (1927–1936)
Karl Robert Ruus (1936–1940)
Gustav Abel (1940–1941)
Paul Männik (1940; 1941–1944)
Anti Oidsalu (1990–1991)
Mati Zernand (1991–1994)
Mait Kornet (1994–1999)
Orm Valtson (1999–2004)
Jaan Mark (acting, 2005–2006)
Värner Lootsmann (2006–2009)
Ülle Rajasalu
Ülle Rajasalu
Ülle Rajasalu is an Estonian Politician. She became the governor of Harju County in 2009.-Sources:*...

(2009–present)

Hiiu County:

Tarmo Mänd (1989–1994)
Tiit Laja (1994–1999)
Hannes Maasel
Hannes Maasel
Hannes Maasel is an Estonian politician. Since 1999 he has served as the governor of Hiiu County.-External links:*...

(1999–present)

Ida-Viru County

Ida-Viru County , or Ida-Virumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most north-eastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil shale - the main mineral mined in Estonia. As oil shale is used in thermal power plants, the earth in Ida-Viru literally holds the largest...

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Rein Aidma (1994–2003)
Ago Silde
Ago Silde
Ago Silde is an Estonian politician. 2004–2007 he served as the governor of Ida-Viru County.-Biography:Silde graduated from the Kehtna Vocational Training School with honors in 1983 and continued his studies at the Estonian Agricultural Academy studying amelioration and hydro-techniques...

(2004–2007)
Riho Breivel (2007–present)

Järva County

Järva County , or Järvamaa , is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in central part of the country and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south-east, Viljandi County to the south, Pärnu County to the south-west, Rapla County to the west, and Harju County to the...

Arvo Sarapuu (1989–1997)
Theo Aasa (1998–2003)
Üllar Vahtramäe (2004–2009)
Tiina Oraste (2009–present)

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-west, Järva County to the north-west and Lääne-Viru County to...

Priit Saksing (1990–1994)
Meelis Paavel (1994–1999)
Margus Oro (1999–2004)
Aivar Kokk (2004–2009)
Viktor Svjatõšev (2009–present)

Lääne County

Lääne County , or Läänemaa , is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in western Estonia and borders Baltic Sea to the north, Harju County to the north-east, Rapla County to the east, Pärnu County to the south, and the island counties of Saare and Hiiu to the west...

Andres Lipstok
Andres Lipstok
Andres Lipstok is the current chairman of the Bank of Estonia...

(1989–1994)
Hannes Danilov (1994–1999)
Arder Väli (1999)
Jaanus Sahk (1999–2004)
Sulev Vare (2004–2007)
Neeme Suur (2008–)

Lääne-Viru County:

Lembit Kaljuvee (1989–1992)
Ants Leemets (1992–1995)
Marko Pomerants
Marko Pomerants
Marko Pomerants is an Estonian politician.-Career history:Pomerants began his political career in the Lääne-Viru County Environmental Department in 1994. A year later he moved on to become the governor of the county for eight years...

(1995–2003)
Riina Kaptein (acting, 2003–2004)
Urmas Tamm (2004–2009)
Einar Vallbaum (2009–present)

Pärnu County

Pärnu County , or Pärnumaa , is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-western part of the country, on the coast of Gulf of Riga, and borders Lääne and Rapla counties to the north, Järva and Viljandi counties to the east, and Latvia to the south...

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Toomas Kivimägi (2005–2009)
Andres Metsoja (2009–present)

Põlva County

Põlva County , or Põlvamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders Tartu, Valga and Võru counties. The county also shares a common border with Russia...

Margus Leivo (1990–1993)
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Kalev Kreegipuu (1996–1998)
Mart Madissoon (1998–2003)
Urmas Klaas (2004–2007)
Priit Sibul (2007–present)

Rapla County

Rapla County , or Raplamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in 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 the north...

Harri Õunapuu (1989–1991)
Kalle Talviste (1991–2003)
Tõnis Blank (2004–2009)
Tiit Leier (2009–present)

Saare County

Saare County , or Saaremaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It consists of Saaremaa , the largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it. The county borders Lääne County to the east and Hiiu County to the north...

Ants Tammleht (1990–1991)
Jüri Saar (1992–2003)
Hans Teiv (acting, 2003–2006
Toomas Kasemaa (2006–2010)
Jaan Leivategija (acting, 2010)
Kaido Kaasik (2010–present)

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....

Robert Närska (1989–1992)
Kalju Koha (1992–1993)
Jaan Õunapuu (1993–2003)
Eha Pärn (acting, 2003–2004)
Eha Pärn (2004–2005)
Tõnu Vesi (acting, 2005–2006)
Esta Tamm (2006–2011)
Tõnu Vesi (acting, 2011)
Reno Laidre (2011–present)

Valga County

Valga County , or Valgamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. Its capital is Valga, which is located on the Estonian-Latvian border. It is situated in southern part of the country and borders Põlva County and Võru County to the east, Latvia to the south and to the west, Viljandi County and Tartu...

Uno Heinla (1989–1992)
Rein Randver (1992–2003
Georg Trašanov
Georg Trašanov
Georg Trašanov is an Estonian politician. 2003–2010 he served as the governor of Valga County.In 2010 he was sentenced to prison for 4 years because of bribe-taking from the managing director of GoBus Kalle Muru.-References:...

(2003–2010)
Margus Lepik (2010–present)

Viljandi County

Viljandi County , is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties. 55,657 people live in Viljandi County – constituting 4.2% of the total population in Estonia ....

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Helir-Valdor Seeder
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Helir-Valdor Seeder is an Estonian politician of the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica who is the current Minister of Agriculture...

(1993–2003)
Kalle Küttis (2004–2009)
Lembit Kruuse (2009–present)

Võru County

Võrumaa or Võru maakond officially, is a county in Southern Estonia. It is bordered to the north by the Põlva County and the Lake Pihkva; to the west by Valga County; to the south by Latvia; and to the east by the Russian Federation....

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Tiit Soosaar (1993–1998)
Robert Lepikson
Robert Lepikson
Robert Lepikson was an Estonian politician, businessman and rally driver.As a rally driver, he was the Estonian champion three times, winner of the Baltic Cup and was the head of the Estonian motosport league....

(1998–2000)
Mait Klaassen (2000–2004)
Ülo Tulik (2005–2010)
Andres Kõiv (2010–present)

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