Prime Minister of Latvia

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The Prime Minister of Latvia is the most powerful member of the Latvian government, and presides over the Latvian cabinet. The Prime Minister is nominated by the President of Latvia, but must be able to obtain the support of a majority of parliament.

The tables below display all Latvian Prime Ministers for both the first period when Latvia was independent (1918 - 1940) and since the country regained its independence (1990-present). From 1990 to 6 July 1993, the office was known as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, but is generally considered to have been the same role.

1 List of Prime Ministers (1918-1940)
2 List of Prime Ministers (1990-present)
3 See also
4 References

[edit] List of Prime Ministers (1918-1940)

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	Kārlis Ulmanis, 1st time	19 November 1918	18 June 1921	Latvian Farmers' Union
2	Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, 1st time	19 June 1921	26 January 1923	Latvian Farmers' Union
3	Jānis Pauļuks	27 January 1923	27 June 1923	Latvian Farmers' Union
	Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, 2nd time	28 June 1923	26 January 1924	Latvian Farmers' Union
4	Voldemārs Zāmuels	27 January 1924	18 December 1924	Democratic Center Party (Demokrātiskā centra partija)
5	Hugo Celmiņš, 1st time	19 December 1924	23 December 1925	Latvian Farmers' Union
	Kārlis Ulmanis, 2nd time	24 December 1925	6 May 1926	Latvian Farmers' Union
6	Artūrs Alberings	7 May 1926	18 December 1926	Latvian Farmers' Union
7	Marģers Skujenieks, 1st time	19 December 1926	23 January 1928	Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party
8	Pēteris Juraševskis	24 January 1928	30 November 1928	Democratic Center Party (Demokrātiskā centra partija)
	Hugo Celmiņš, 2nd time	1 December 1928	26 March 1931	Latvian Farmers' Union
	Kārlis Ulmanis, 3rd time	27 March 1931	5 December 1931	Latvian Farmers' Union
	Marģers Skujenieks, 2nd time	6 December 1931	23 March 1933	Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party
9	Ādolfs Bļodnieks	24 March 1933	16 March 1934	New Farmers' party (Jaunsaimnieku Partija)
	Kārlis Ulmanis, 4th time	17 March 1934	20 June 1940	Latvian Farmers' Union (until 15 May 1934) none (after 15 May 1934)

Notes:

During 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.
On 15 May 1934, prime minister Ulmanis dissolved the parliament and banned all political parties (including his own Farmer's Union), becoming a dictator.

[edit] List of Prime Ministers (1990-present)

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	Ivars Godmanis	7 May 1990	3 August 1993	Latvian People's Front
2	Valdis Birkavs	3 August 1993	15 September 1994	Latvian Way
3	Māris Gailis	15 September 1994	21 December 1995	Latvian Way
4	Andris Šķēle, 1st time	21 December 1995	7 August 1997	(None)
5	Guntars Krasts	7 August 1997	26 November 1998	For Fatherland and Freedom
6	Vilis Krištopans	26 November 1998	16 July 1999	Latvian Way
	Andris Šķēle, 2nd time	16 July 1999	5 May 2000	People's Party
7	Andris Bērziņš	5 May 2000	7 November 2002	Latvian Way
8	Einars Repše	7 November 2002	9 March 2004	New Era Party
9	Indulis Emsis	9 March 2004	2 December 2004	Green Party
10	Aigars Kalvītis	2 December 2004	(present)	People's Party