Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces
The Commander of the Defence Forces is Chief of the Estonian Defence Forces and the national defence organisations.
Commander of the Defence Forces
Kaitseväe juhataja | |
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![]() Standard of the Commander of the Defence Force | |
Estonian Defence Forces | |
Member of | Headquarters of the Estonian Defence Forces |
Seat | Tallinn, Estonia |
Nominator | Minister of Defence (Estonia) |
Appointer | Government of Estonia |
Term length | Five years (with option for another two years) |
Formation | 1918 |
First holder | General Johan Laidoner |
Website | www.mil.ee |
List of Commander of the Defence Forces
No. | Commander of the Defence Force | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | |
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1 | Johan Laidoner (1884–1953) [lower-alpha 1] | General23 December 1918 1 December 1924 12 March 1934 | 26 March 1920 8 January 1925 22 June 1940 | 1 year, 94 days 38 days 6 years, 102 days Total: 7 years, 234 days | ![]() Army | |
Vacant Soviet occupation | ||||||
2 | Jaan Maide (1896–1945) [lower-alpha 2] | Major General18 September 1944 | 24 October 1944 | 36 days | ![]() Army | |
Vacant Soviet rule | ||||||
3 | Aleksander Einseln (1931–2017) [lower-alpha 3] | General1 May 1993 | 4 December 1995 | 2 years, 217 days | ![]() Army | |
4 | Johannes Kert (born 1959) [lower-alpha 4] | Lieutenant General23 January 1996 | 30 June 2000 | 4 years, 159 days | ![]() Army | |
- | Aarne Ermus (born 1966) Acting [3] | Lieutenant colonel30 June 2000 | 21 September 2000 | 83 days | ![]() Army | |
5 | Tarmo Kõuts (born 1953) [lower-alpha 5] | Vice admiral21 September 2000 | 14 November 2006 | 6 years, 54 days | ![]() Navy | |
6 | Ants Laaneots (born 1948) | General5 December 2006 | 5 December 2011 | 5 years, 0 days | ![]() Army | |
7 | Riho Terras (born 1967) | General5 December 2011 | 5 December 2018 | 7 years, 0 days | ![]() Army | |
8 | Martin Herem (born 1973) | Major General5 December 2018 | Incumbent | 2 years, 56 days | ![]() Army |
See also
Notes
- First term served during Estonian War of Independence. Made commander-in-chief twice under martial law. Eventually removed from position on 22 June 1940, after Soviet Union occupied Estonia.
- Served as commander-in-chief in the period between the German occupation and second Soviet occupation. Captured by the Soviets on 24 October 1944.
- Resigned on 4 December 1995 due to a disagreement with the Minister of Defence.
- Was requested to make a resignation by the head of state, head of government and the Minister of Defence, but refused.[1] Impeached by the President of the Republic on 30 June 2000.[2]
- Requested to be resigned to enter politics.
References
- "KKindral Johannes Kert jääb kaitseväe juhiks". epl.delfi.ee. Archived from the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
- "Johannes Kert: "Ma isegi ei tea, kes just praegu olen!"". epl.delfi.ee. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
- "Johannes Kerdi vabastamine ja Aarne Ermuse nimetamine". www.riigiteataja.ee. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
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