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The Minister of Culture of Latvia is a member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia, and is the political leader of the Ministry of Culture of Latvia. Sarmīte Ēlerte is minister since 3 November 2010.
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | |
| 1 | Raimonds Pauls | 16 May 1990 | 20 September 1993 | without party |
| 2 | Jānis Dripe | 20 September 1993 | 21 December 1995 | Latvian Way |
| 3 | Ojārs Spārītis | 21 December 1995 | 22 July 1996 | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| 4 | Rihards Pīks | 12 August 1996 | 20 June 1997 | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| 5 | Ramona Umblija | 7 August 1997 | 26 November 1998 | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| 6 | Karina Pētersone | 26 November 1998 | 7 November 2002 | Latvian Way |
| 7 | Inguna Rībena | 7 November 2002 | 9 March 2004 | New Era Party |
| 8 | Helēna Demakova | 9 March 2004 | 12 January 2009[1] | People's Party |
| 9 | Ints Dālderis | 12 March 2009 | 3 November 2010 | People's Party (until 19 March 2010) |
| without party (from 19 March 2010 to 28 June 2010) | ||||
| New Era Party (from 28 June 2010) | ||||
| 10 | Sarmīte Ēlerte | 3 November 2010 | incumbent | Civic Union |
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