Harri Õunapuu

{{Short description|Estonian politician (born 1947)}}

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| name = Harri Õunapuu

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| office = Minister of Finance

| primeminister =

| term_start = 2002

| term_end = 2003

| predecessor = Siim Kallas

| successor = Tõnis Palts

| office2 = Minister of Agriculture

| primeminister2 =

| term_start2 = 1991

| term_end2 = 1992

| predecessor2 = Vello Lind

| successor2 = Aavo Mölder

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|2|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Sangaste Parish, Estonia{{cite web |url=https://meieparlamentjaaeg.nlib.ee/1992-2018/2003/|title=2003: Liikmed|date=2018|work=Meie parlament ja aeg|accessdate=8 February 2021|language=et}}

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Harri Õunapuu (born 2 February 1947){{Cite web|title=Harri Õunapuu|url=https://www.riigikogu.ee/?page=isikukaart&op=ems&pid=73213|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717085629/https://www.riigikogu.ee/?page=isikukaart&op=ems&pid=73213|archive-date=17 July 2007|access-date=6 February 2021|website=Estonia Government}} is an Estonian agronomist and former politician. He served as Minister of Finance from 2002 to 2003.{{Cite news|date=12 April 2020|title=Paparatso: Endine minister kakleb veepiiri ja omavalitsusega|work=Nelli Teataja|url=https://www.nelli.ee/paparatso-endine-minister-kakleb-veepiiri-ja-omavalitsusega|access-date=6 February 2021|language=et}} From 1989 until 1991, he was the Governor of Rapla County. He also served as Minister of Agriculture from 1991 to 1992.{{Cite news|date=13 February 1991|title=Harri Õunapuu nimetamise kohta Eesti Vabariigi põllumajandusministriks|language=et|work=Riigi Teataja|url=https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13069483?tegevus=salvesta-link|access-date=8 February 2021}}

Õunapuu was born in Sangaste Parish (now, part of Otepää Parish) and graduated from Tartu 3rd Secondary School in 1961. In 1966, he graduated from the Räpina School of Horticulture with a degree in horticultural agronomy and from the Estonian Agricultural University in 1971 with a degree in agronomy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.riigikogu.ee/msi_arhiiv/tel321.html|title=Electoral and legislative data from Estonia|work=Riigikogu|first=Siiri|last=Sillajõe|access-date=5 November 2021}} From 1971 to 1990, he was a member of the Communist Party, from 1994 to 2204 of the Estonian Centre Party and since 2006 of the Estonian Reform Party.

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