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Commander of the Defence Forces | |
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Kaitseväe juhataja | |
Estonian Defence Forces | |
Type | Chief of defence |
Member of | Headquarters of the Estonian Defence Forces |
Reports to | Minister of Defence |
Seat | Tallinn, Estonia |
Nominator | Minister of Defence |
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 |
The Commander of the Defence Forces ( Estonian: Kaitseväe juhataja) is the Chief of the Estonian Defence Forces and the national defence organisations.
No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
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1 | Johan Laidoner (1884–1953) [a] | 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 | ||
2 | Gustav Jonson (1880–1942) [b] | Major General22 June 1940 | 3 September 1940 | 73 days |
Army Cavalry | ||
Vacant Soviet and German occupations | |||||||
3 | Jaan Maide (1896–1945) [c] | Major General18 September 1944 | 24 October 1944 | 36 days |
Army | ||
Vacant Soviet occupation | |||||||
4 | Aleksander Einseln (1931–2017) [d] | General1 May 1993 | 4 December 1995 | 2 years, 217 days |
Army | [1] [2] | |
5 | Johannes Kert (1959–2021) [e] | Lieutenant General23 January 1996 | 30 June 2000 | 4 years, 159 days |
Defence League | [4] | |
– | Aarne Ermus (born 1966) Acting | Lieutenant colonel30 June 2000 | 21 September 2000 | 83 days |
Army | [5] | |
6 | Tarmo Kõuts (born 1953) [f] | Vice Admiral21 September 2000 | 14 November 2006 | 6 years, 54 days |
Border Guard | ||
7 | Ants Laaneots (born 1948) | General5 December 2006 | 5 December 2011 | 5 years, 0 days |
Army | ||
8 | Riho Terras (born 1967) | General5 December 2011 | 5 December 2018 | 7 years, 0 days |
Army | [6] | |
9 | Martin Herem (born 1973) | General5 December 2018 | Incumbent | 5 years, 144 days |
Army | [7] |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (April 2023) |
Commander of the Defence Forces | |
---|---|
Kaitseväe juhataja | |
Estonian Defence Forces | |
Type | Chief of defence |
Member of | Headquarters of the Estonian Defence Forces |
Reports to | Minister of Defence |
Seat | Tallinn, Estonia |
Nominator | Minister of Defence |
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 |
The Commander of the Defence Forces ( Estonian: Kaitseväe juhataja) is the Chief of the Estonian Defence Forces and the national defence organisations.
No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Johan Laidoner (1884–1953) [a] | 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 | ||
2 | Gustav Jonson (1880–1942) [b] | Major General22 June 1940 | 3 September 1940 | 73 days |
Army Cavalry | ||
Vacant Soviet and German occupations | |||||||
3 | Jaan Maide (1896–1945) [c] | Major General18 September 1944 | 24 October 1944 | 36 days |
Army | ||
Vacant Soviet occupation | |||||||
4 | Aleksander Einseln (1931–2017) [d] | General1 May 1993 | 4 December 1995 | 2 years, 217 days |
Army | [1] [2] | |
5 | Johannes Kert (1959–2021) [e] | Lieutenant General23 January 1996 | 30 June 2000 | 4 years, 159 days |
Defence League | [4] | |
– | Aarne Ermus (born 1966) Acting | Lieutenant colonel30 June 2000 | 21 September 2000 | 83 days |
Army | [5] | |
6 | Tarmo Kõuts (born 1953) [f] | Vice Admiral21 September 2000 | 14 November 2006 | 6 years, 54 days |
Border Guard | ||
7 | Ants Laaneots (born 1948) | General5 December 2006 | 5 December 2011 | 5 years, 0 days |
Army | ||
8 | Riho Terras (born 1967) | General5 December 2011 | 5 December 2018 | 7 years, 0 days |
Army | [6] | |
9 | Martin Herem (born 1973) | General5 December 2018 | Incumbent | 5 years, 144 days |
Army | [7] |