Prime Minister of Latvia
Template:Short description Template:Infobox political post The prime minister of Latvia (Template:Langx) is the most powerful member of the Government of Latvia, who presides over the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers. The officeholder is nominated by the president of Latvia, but must be able to obtain the support of a parliamentary majority in the Saeima.
The tables below display all Latvian prime ministers from both the first period of Latvian independence (1918–1940) and since the country regained its independence (1990–present). From 1990 to 6 July 1993, the head of government was known as the chairman of the Council of Ministers.
A direct translation of the official Latvian term is minister-president. Although the equivalent is used in some European languages, it is not used conventionally in English.
ListEdit
1918–1940Edit
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1990–presentEdit
From 4 May 1990 after adopting the Declaration of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic.
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TimelineEdit
1919–1940Edit
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1990–presentEdit
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StatisticsEdit
# | Prime Minister | Date of birth | Age at ascension Template:Small |
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1 | Kārlis Ulmanis | September 4, 1877 | 41 years, 75 days | 9 years, 334 days | 62 years, 287 days | September 20, 1942 | 65 years, 16 days | |
2 | Zigfrīds Meierovics | February 6, 1887 | 34 years, 133 days | 2 years, 70 days | 36 years, 354 days | August 22, 1925 | 38 years, 197 days | |
3 | Jānis Pauļuks | November 12, 1865 | 57 years, 76 days | 152 days | 57 years, 228 days | June 21, 1937 | 71 years, 221 days | |
4 | Voldemārs Zāmuēls | May 22, 1872 | 51 years, 250 days | 327 days | 52 years, 210 days | September 25, 1944 | 75 years, 239 days | |
5 | Hugo Celmiņš | October 30, 1877 | 47 years, 50 days | 3 years, 121 days | 53 years, 147 days | July 30, 1941 | 63 years, 273 days | |
6 | Arturs Alberings | January 8, 1876 | 50 years, 119 days | 226 days | 50 years, 345 days | April 26, 1934 | 58 years, 108 days | |
7 | Marģers Skujenieks | June 22, 1886 | 40 years, 180 days | 2 years, 145 days | 46 years, 274 days | July 12, 1941 | 55 years, 20 days | |
8 | Pēteris Juraševskis | March 23, 1872 | 55 years, 307 days | 312 days | 56 years, 252 days | January 10, 1945 | 72 years, 293 days | |
9 | Ādolfs Bļodnieks | July 24, 1889 | 43 years, 243 days | 358 days | 44 years, 235 days | March 21, 1962 | 72 years, 240 day | |
— | Augusts Kirhenšteins Template:Ref label | September 18, 1872 | 67 years, 276 days | 66 days | 67 years, 342 days | November 11, 1963 | 91 years, 46 days | |
10 | Ivars Godmanis | November 27, 1951 | 38 years, 161 days | 4 years, 124 days | 57 years, 105 days | Living | Template:Ayd (living) | |
11 | Valdis Birkavs | July 28, 1942 | 51 years, 6 days | 1 year, 43 days | 52 years, 49 days | Living | Template:Ayd (living) | |
12 | Māris Gailis | July 9, 1951 | 43 years, 37 days | 1 year, 97 days | 44 years, 165 days | Living | Template:Ayd (living) | |
13 | Andris Šķēle | January 16, 1958 | 37 years, 339 days | 2 years, 159 days | 42 years, 110 days | Living | Template:Ayd (living) | |
14 | Guntars Krasts | October 16, 1957 | 39 years, 295 days | 1 year, 111 days | 41 years, 51 days | Living | Template:Ayd (living) | |
15 | Vilis Krištopans | June 13, 1954 | 44 years, 166 days | 232 days | 45 years, 33 days | Living | Template:Ayd (living) | |
16 | Andris Bērziņš | August 4, 1951 | 48 years, 275 days | 2 years, 186 days | 51 years, 95 days | Living | Template:Ayd (living) | |
17 | Einars Repše | December 9, 1961 | 40 years, 333 days | 1 year, 123 days | 42 years, 91 days | Living | Template:Ayd (living) | |
18 | Indulis Emsis | January 2, 1952 | 52 years, 67 days | 268 days | 52 years, 335 days | Living | Template:Ayd (living) | |
19 | Aigars Kalvītis | June 27, 1966 | 38 years, 158 days | 3 years, 18 days | 42 years, 91 days | Living | Template:Ayd (living) | |
20 | Valdis Dombrovskis | August 5, 1971 | 37 years, 219 days | 4 years, 316 days | 42 years, 170 days | Living | Template:Ayd (living) | |
21 | Laimdota Straujuma | February 24, 1951 | 62 years, 332 days | 2 years, 20 days | 64 years, 352 days | Living | Template:Ayd (living) | |
22 | Māris Kučinskis | November 28, 1961 | 54 years, 75 days | 2 years, 345 days | 57 years, 56 days | Living | Template:Ayd (living) | |
23 | Krišjānis Kariņš | December 13, 1964 | 54 years, 41 days | 4 years, 235 days | 58 years, 276 days | Living | Template:Ayd (living) | |
24 | Evika Siliņa<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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August 3, 1975 | 48 years, 43 days | Template:Age in days days | Living | Template:Ayd (living) |
See AlsoEdit
NotesEdit
Template:Note label During the 1918–1920 Independence War, Latvia was contested by two other governments: the government of Soviet Latvia, led by Pēteris Stučka, and the government of Andrievs Niedra, backed by Baltic Germans. Some sources may list Stučka and Niedra as prime ministers for periods when their governments controlled most of Latvia.
Template:Note label On 15 May 1934, prime minister Ulmanis dissolved parliament and banned all political parties (including his own Farmer's Union), establishing authoritarian rule.
Template:Note label Puppet leader appointed by Soviet authorities. Not recognized as such by the Latvian government. Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists
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