Vilis Krištopans

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Vilis Krištopans (born June 13, 1954 in Omsk, Russia) is a Latvian politician. He served as Prime Minister of Latvia from November 26, 1998 to July 16, 1999.

As a prime minister he was a member of the Latvian Way political party. He then left politics and, in 2002, returned as a member of parliament from the Union of Greens and Farmers list. Prior to serving as a prime minister, he had also been the minister of transport.

Preceded by
Guntars Krasts
Prime Minister of Latvia
November 26, 1998July 16, 1999
Succeeded by
Andris Šķēle