Lennart Meri

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2nd President of Estonia
In office
6 October 1992 – 8 October 2001
Prime Minister Mart Laar
Andres Tarand
Tiit Vähi
Mart Siimann
Mart Laar
Preceded by Konstantin Päts
(Last President before Soviet occupation in 1940)
Heinrich Mark
(Last head of state in exile)
Arnold Rüütel
Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia
Succeeded by Arnold Rüütel
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
April 1990 – March 1992
Prime Minister Edgar Savisaar
Tiit Vähi
Preceded by Olev Olesk (in exile)
Succeeded by Jaan Manitski
Personal details
Born Lennart-Georg Meri
29 March 1929

Lennart Georg Meri (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈlenːɑrtː keˈorːːk ˈmeri]; 29 March 1929 – 14 March 2006) was an Estonian writer, film director, and statesman. He was the country's foreign minister from 1990 to 1992 and President of Estonia from 1992 to 2001.