Talk:Prime Minister of Latvia

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[edit] Prime minister vs. Chairmen

Chairmen are not prime ministers - unless you have a point that I am missing. Philaweb T 22:41, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Technicaly Godmanis' office also was officialy called Chairmand, however Latvian SSR and Latvia aren't the same thing ~~Xil...sist! 08:52, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
Actually, Godmanis term ended almost two months after the elections to the 5th Saeima in which he was not re-elected. One can argue that he was actually acting PM for those almost two months. Philaweb T 17:23, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Just a comment on "stuff"... "Presidents of...", "Prime ministers of..." et al. of Latvia refer to the sovereign Republic of Latvia. Period. The Latvian SSR has its own lists of First Secretaries et al. They (and this to our latest contributor) are not to be mixed under any circumstances. We welcome any and all templates and lists which expand documentation of the Latvian SSR; however, mixing the Latvian SSR and the Republic of Latvia (first independence, restored independence) is historically and factually inaccurate. —PētersV (talk) 19:47, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

To Ivan Bogdanov, you're welcome to edit the same for the Latvian SSR. Please do not "expand" to include POV that Latvia, the SSR, and Latvia restored are somehow a continuous entity. They are not. —PētersV (talk) 01:59, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Order

Look at this picture - there is a list of Prime minsters apparently issued in late 30s, which lists 19 prime ministers. Maybe we should review the system used in the article ? The change in order occurs when a new government is formed, but this dosen't distinguish it ~~Xil * 14:38, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I support reflecting the changes in government and showing all terms of service individually including when contiguous. That's partly done on the post-Soviet list (showing "1st and 2nd time") but not for pre-Soviet. —PētersV (talk) 16:40, 15 May 2008 (UTC)