Konstantin Päts

Konstantin Päts
Konstantin Päts
1st President of Estonia
	In office; 24 April 1938 – 23 July 1940
Prime Minister	Kaarel Eenpalu; as Acting Prime Minister; Kaarel Eenpalu; Jüri Uluots Johannes Vares
Succeeded by	Jüri Uluots; as Prime Minister in duties of the President in Exile; Lennart Meri; as President after restoration of independence Johannes Vares; as Prime Minister in duties of the President under USSR occupation
Chairman of the; Council of Ministers of the; Provisional Government of Estonia
	In office; 24 February 1918 – 12 November 1918
Preceded by	Independence declared, position established
Succeeded by	himself; as Prime Minister of the Provisional Government
Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of Estonia
	In office; 12 November 1918 – 8 May 1919
Preceded by	himself; as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Provisional Government
Succeeded by	Otto August Strandmann; as Prime Minister
2nd, 4th, 11th, 14th and 16th; State Elder of Estonia
	In office; 25 January 1921 – 21 November 1922
Preceded by	Ants Piip
Succeeded by	Juhan Kukk
	In office; 2 August 1923 – 26 March 1924
Preceded by	Juhan Kukk
Succeeded by	Friedrich Karl Akel
	In office; 12 February 1931 – 19 February 1932
Preceded by	Otto Strandman
Succeeded by	Jaan Teemant
	In office; 1 November 1932 – 18 May 1933
Preceded by	Karl August Einbund
Succeeded by	Jaan Tõnisson
	In office; 21 October 1933 – 24 January 1934
Preceded by	Jaan Tõnisson
Succeeded by	himself; as Prime Minister in duties of the State Elder
6th Prime Minister of Estonia,; in duties of the State Elder of Estonia
	In office; 24 January 1934 – 3 September 1937
Preceded by	himself; as State Elder
Succeeded by	himself; as President-Regent
President-Regent of Estonia
	In office; 3 September 1937 – 9 May 1938
Preceded by	himself; as Prime Minister in duties of the State Elder
Succeeded by	himself; as President; Kaarel Eenpalu; as Prime Minister
Personal details
Born	23 February 1874; Tahkuranna Parish, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died	18 January 1956 (aged 81); Burashevo, Kalininsky District, Kalinin Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Resting place	Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality	Estonian
Political party	Country People's Union (1917–1920); Farmers' Assemblies (1920–1932); Union of Settlers and Smallholders (1932–1935)
Spouse(s)	Wilhelmine ("Helma") Ida Emilie Päts
Children	Leo; Viktor
Alma mater	University of Tartu
Profession	Lawyer, newspaper editor, politician, businessman

Konstantin Päts (23 February [O.S. 11 February] 1874^[1] – 18 January 1956) was the President of Estonia from 1938 to 1940.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Johannes Vares was the Prime Minister under Soviet occupation and is therefore not recognized as a legal Prime Minister of Estonia by the current Government of Estonia.

References

↑ Lees, Elle (2006). "Eesti Riigivanemad". MTÜ Konstantin Pätsi Muuseum. p. 3. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

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[Johannes_Vares-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Johannes Vares was the Prime Minister under Soviet occupation and is therefore not recognized as a legal Prime Minister of Estonia by the current Government of Estonia.

[birth-2] Lees, Elle (2006). "Eesti Riigivanemad". MTÜ Konstantin Pätsi Muuseum. p. 3. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

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