MCQs on Prime Ministers of Estonia

Who was the first Prime Minister of Estonia after it regained independence in 1991?
- A) Mart Laar
- B) Edgar Savisaar
- C) Siim Kallas
- D) Andrus Ansip
- Answer: B) Edgar Savisaar
Which Prime Minister served Estonia from 1992 to 1994?
- A) Mart Laar
- B) Edgar Savisaar
- C) Siim Kallas
- D) Andrus Ansip
- Answer: A) Mart Laar
Who became the Prime Minister of Estonia in 2002?
- A) Andrus Ansip
- B) Siim Kallas
- C) Mart Laar
- D) Edgar Savisaar
- Answer: B) Siim Kallas
Which leader served as Estonia’s Prime Minister from 2005 to 2016?
- A) Andrus Ansip
- B) Siim Kallas
- C) Jüri Ratas
- D) Mart Laar
- Answer: A) Andrus Ansip
Who was the Prime Minister of Estonia in 2016?
- A) Jüri Ratas
- B) Andrus Ansip
- C) Siim Kallas
- D) Edgar Savisaar
- Answer: A) Jüri Ratas
Which Prime Minister led Estonia’s government from 2016 to 2021?
- A) Jüri Ratas
- B) Andrus Ansip
- C) Kaja Kallas
- D) Siim Kallas
- Answer: A) Jüri Ratas
Who succeeded Jüri Ratas as Prime Minister in January 2021?
- A) Kaja Kallas
- B) Andrus Ansip
- C) Siim Kallas
- D) Mart Laar
- Answer: A) Kaja Kallas
Which Prime Minister of Estonia was also a leader of the Reform Party?
- A) Siim Kallas
- B) Jüri Ratas
- C) Edgar Savisaar
- D) Mart Laar
- Answer: A) Siim Kallas
Who was the Prime Minister of Estonia during the 1990s economic reforms?
- A) Mart Laar
- B) Edgar Savisaar
- C) Siim Kallas
- D) Andrus Ansip
- Answer: A) Mart Laar
Which Prime Minister is known for leading Estonia through its EU accession process?
- A) Siim Kallas
- B) Jüri Ratas
- C) Kaja Kallas
- D) Edgar Savisaar
- Answer: A) Siim Kallas
Who served as Estonia’s Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002?
- A) Siim Kallas
- B) Andrus Ansip
- C) Mart Laar
- D) Edgar Savisaar
- Answer: A) Siim Kallas
Which Prime Minister of Estonia also served as the President of the European Commission?
- A) Siim Kallas
- B) Andrus Ansip
- C) Jüri Ratas
- D) Edgar Savisaar
- Answer: B) Andrus Ansip
Who was the leader of the Centre Party and served as Prime Minister in the late 1990s?
- A) Edgar Savisaar
- B) Mart Laar
- C) Siim Kallas
- D) Jüri Ratas
- Answer: A) Edgar Savisaar
Which Prime Minister was in office during Estonia’s introduction of the euro in 2011?
- A) Andrus Ansip
- B) Siim Kallas
- C) Jüri Ratas
- D) Mart Laar
- Answer: A) Andrus Ansip
Who was the Prime Minister of Estonia during the COVID-19 pandemic’s early phase?
- A) Jüri Ratas
- B) Kaja Kallas
- C) Andrus Ansip
- D) Siim Kallas
- Answer: A) Jüri Ratas
Which Prime Minister of Estonia had a background in law and economics before entering politics?
- A) Kaja Kallas
- B) Mart Laar
- C) Edgar Savisaar
- D) Andrus Ansip
- Answer: A) Kaja Kallas
Who was the head of the Estonian government during the 2008 global financial crisis?
- A) Andrus Ansip
- B) Siim Kallas
- C) Mart Laar
- D) Jüri Ratas
- Answer: A) Andrus Ansip
Which Prime Minister led Estonia during its 2007 cyberattack?
- A) Andrus Ansip
- B) Mart Laar
- C) Siim Kallas
- D) Jüri Ratas
- Answer: A) Andrus Ansip
Who was the Prime Minister of Estonia before Jüri Ratas?
- A) Andrus Ansip
- B) Siim Kallas
- C) Edgar Savisaar
- D) Mart Laar
- Answer: A) Andrus Ansip
Which Prime Minister’s term saw significant advancements in digital governance in Estonia?
- A) Andrus Ansip
- B) Kaja Kallas
- C) Jüri Ratas
- D) Mart Laar
- Answer: A) Andrus Ansip
Who was the Prime Minister of Estonia during the signing of the Estonia–European Union Accession Treaty?
- A) Siim Kallas
- B) Andrus Ansip
- C) Edgar Savisaar
- D) Mart Laar
- Answer: A) Siim Kallas
Which Prime Minister of Estonia had a tenure that included extensive economic liberalization?
- A) Mart Laar
- B) Andrus Ansip
- C) Siim Kallas
- D) Jüri Ratas
- Answer: A) Mart Laar
Who led the Estonian government during the country’s first European Parliament elections in 2004?
- A) Andrus Ansip
- B) Siim Kallas
- C) Jüri Ratas
- D) Mart Laar
- Answer: B) Siim Kallas
Which Prime Minister of Estonia also served as the Minister of Finance before becoming Prime Minister?
- A) Mart Laar
- B) Siim Kallas
- C) Andrus Ansip
- D) Jüri Ratas
- Answer: B) Siim Kallas
Who was the Estonian Prime Minister during the country’s participation in NATO operations in Afghanistan?
- A) Andrus Ansip
- B) Jüri Ratas
- C) Siim Kallas
- D) Mart Laar
- Answer: A) Andrus Ansip
Which Prime Minister of Estonia focused on advancing the country’s IT infrastructure?
- A) Andrus Ansip
- B) Siim Kallas
- C) Jüri Ratas
- D) Edgar Savisaar
- Answer: A) Andrus Ansip
Who was the leader of Estonia’s government during its 2019 parliamentary elections?
- A) Jüri Ratas
- B) Andrus Ansip
- C) Siim Kallas
- D) Mart Laar
- Answer: A) Jüri Ratas
Which Prime Minister led Estonia during its transition to a market economy in the early 1990s?
- A) Mart Laar
- B) Andrus Ansip
- C) Siim Kallas
- D) Edgar Savisaar
- Answer: A) Mart Laar
Who was the first female Prime Minister of Estonia?
- A) Kaja Kallas
- B) Siim Kallas
- C) Andrus Ansip
- D) Edgar Savisaar
- Answer: A) Kaja Kallas
Which Prime Minister served Estonia from 1992 to 1994 and is known for economic reforms?
- A) Mart Laar
- B) Edgar Savisaar
- C) Siim Kallas
- D) Andrus Ansip
- Answer: A) Mart Laar

Name	Term Start	Term End	Party	Notes
Edgar Savisaar	1990	1992	Centre Party	First Prime Minister after Estonia regained independence.
Mart Laar	1992	1994	Pro Patria	Known for major economic reforms and transition to a market economy.
Tiit Vähi	1994	1995	Centre Party	Served during a transitional period.
Andres Tarand	1995	1997	Centre Party	Short term; focused on economic stabilization.
Mart Laar	1997	1999	Pro Patria	Second term; continued economic reforms.
Siim Kallas	1999	2002	Reform Party	Oversaw Estonia’s preparation for EU membership.
Andrus Ansip	2005	2016	Reform Party	Longest-serving Prime Minister; focused on digital governance and EU accession.
Jüri Ratas	2016	2021	Centre Party	Focused on social policies and pandemic management.
Kaja Kallas	2021	Present	Reform Party	First female Prime Minister; focused on digitalization and economic issues.

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