Riigikantselei () is an executive office of

Republic of 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 ...

. The office's purpose is to support the Republic's

executive branch The executive branch is the part of government which executes or enforces the law. Function The scope of executive power varies greatly depending on the political context in which it emerges, and it can change over time in a given country. In ...

in enacting the political decisions. It is also known for its responsibility to publish

Riigi Teataja ''Riigi Teataja'' (State Gazette) is a public journal of the Republic of Estonia. The first issue was published on 27 November 1918. Since 1 June 2002, Riigi Teataja was published in electronic form, as Elektrooniline Riigi Teataja, in paralle ...

and its electronic counterpart,

Elektrooniline Riigi Teataja Elektrooniline Riigi Teataja (commonly abbreviated eRT) is the web-based outlet for publication of laws and official announcements of the Republic of Estonia. It is modelled after the older paper-based publication, Riigi Teataja. Under Estonian ...

. The leader of Riigikantselei is

State Secretary of Estonia State Secretary or Secretary of State () is a higher official, who leads 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 ...

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* Government of Estonia {{Estonia-poli-stub