Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces

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Commander of the Defence Forces
Kaitseväe juhataja
Standard of the Commander of the Defence Force
Incumbent Major General Andrus Merilo since 1 July 2024
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.