The Government of the Republic of Estonia (''

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: Vabariigi Valitsus'') is the

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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 ...

. Under the

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, it exercises executive power pursuant to the Constitution and laws of Estonia. The cabinet carries out the country's domestic and foreign policy, shaped by 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 chi ...

); it directs and coordinates the work of government institutions and bears full responsibility for everything occurring within the authority of executive power. The government, headed by the

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, thus represents the political leadership of the country and makes decisions in the name of the whole executive power. The following duties are attributed to the cabinet by the

Constitution of Estonia The Constitution of Estonia () is the fundamental law of the Republic of Estonia and establishes the state order as that of a democratic republic where the supreme power is vested in its citizens. The first Constitution was adopted by the free ...

: # executes the domestic and foreign policies of the state; # directs and coordinates the activities of government agencies; # administers the implementation of laws, resolutions of the

(Parliament), and legislation of the

President of the Republic of Estonia The president of the Republic of Estonia () is the head of state of the Estonia, Republic of Estonia. The current president is Alar Karis, elected by Parliament on 31 August 2021, replacing Kersti Kaljulaid. Estonia is one of the few parliam ...

; # introduces bills, and submits international treaties to the Riigikogu for ratification and denunciation; # prepares the draft of the state budget and submits it to the Riigikogu, administers the implementation of the state budget and presents a report on the implementation of the state budget to the Riigikogu; # issues regulations and orders on the basis of and for the implementation of law; # manages relations with other states; # performs other duties which the Constitution and the laws vest in the Government of the Republic. Unlike other cabinets in most other parliamentary regimes, the Government is both the ''

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'' and '' de facto'' executive authority in Estonia. In most other parliamentary regimes, the head of state is usually the nominal chief executive, though bound by convention to act on the advice of the cabinet. In Estonia, however, the Constitution explicitly vests executive authority in the Government, not the

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Current cabinet

The current cabinet was approved by the ''Riigikogu'' on 23 July 2024. The coalition agreed on 13 ministers in addition to the prime minister with six portfolios going to Reform, four going to Social Democrats and three to Estonia 200 .

Previous cabinets

Estonian Provisional Government

Constituent cabinets

Riigikogu cabinets

Presidents cabinet

Cabinet-in exile

Restored Estonia

References

Sources

Estonica : State : Government:

Previous cabinets

External links

The Government of the Republic of Estonia
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