Previously thecounty government (Estonian:Maavalitsus) was led by agovernor (Estonian:maavanem), who was appointed by theGovernment of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2009 until 2017, the Jõgeva County governor position was held by Viktor Svjatõšev. From January 1, 2018, county governments were shut down in Estonia.
The following congregations of theEstonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC) operate in Jõgeva County: Jõgeva, Kursi, Laiuse, Lohusuu, Avinurme, Maarja-Magdaleena, Mustvee, Palamuse and Torma congregation under EELC's Tartu Deanery and Põltsamaa congregation under EELC's Viljandi Deanery.[5]
Regarding Eastern Orthodoxy, there are under the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church congregations in Põltsamaa and Kaarepere.[6] An Orthodox congregation in Mustvee operates under the jurisdiction of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate[7]The congregation of Mercy and the Holy Trinity, which operates in Mustvee, is an independent Orthodox congregation that does not belong to the canonical jurisdiction of either the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church or the Moscow Patriarchate.Old Believer congregations operate in Mustvee, Raja and Kükita.[8]
There are three Baptist congregations in the county, and Adventists and other Christians also have their congregations.
Religious affiliations in Jõgeva County, census 2000–2021*[9]
