Second Kalvītis cabinet

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The second Kalvītis cabinet was the government of Latvia from 7 November 2006 to 20 December 2007. It was the second government to be led by Aigars Kalvītis, who had previously been Prime Minister since 2004. It took office on 7 November 2006, after the October 2006 election, succeeding the first Kalvītis cabinet, which had lasted from 2004 to 2006. It was replaced by the second Godmanis cabinet on 20 December 2007, after the resignation of Kalvītis.

Position Name Party Dates
Prime Minister Aigars Kalvītis People's Party 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007
Minister for Defence Atis Slakteris People's Party 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007
Minister for Foreign Affairs Artis Pabriks People's Party 7 November 2006 – 28 October 2007
Helēna Demakova (interim) People's Party 29 October 2007 – 8 November 2007
Māris Riekstiņš People's Party 8 November 2007 – 20 December 2007
Minister for Children and Families Ainars Baštiks Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007
Minister for the Economy Jurijs Strods For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK 7 November 2006 – 17 September 2007
Aigars Kalvītis (interim) People's Party 7 November 2006 – 22 October 2007
Gaidis Bērziņš (interim) For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK 22 October 2007 – 20 December 2007
Minister for Finance Oskars Spurdziņš People's Party 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007
Minister for the Interior Ivars Godmanis Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007
Minister for Education and Science Baiba Rivža Union of Greens and Farmers 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007
Minister for Culture Helēna Demakova People's Party 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007
Minister for Welfare Dagnija Staķe Union of Greens and Farmers 7 November 2006 – 31 October 2007
Iveta Purne Union of Greens and Farmers 8 November 2007 – 20 December 2007
Minister for Regional Development and Local Government Aigars Štokenbergs People's Party 7 November 2006 – 19 October 2007
Oskars Spurdziņš (interim) People's Party 20 October 2007 – 8 November 2007
Edgars Zalāns People's Party 8 November 2007 – 20 December 2007
Minister for Transport Ainārs Šlesers Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007
Minister for Justice Gaidis Bērziņš For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007
Minister for Health Gundars Bērziņš People's Party 7 November 2006 – 17 January 2007
Aigars Kalvītis (interim) People's Party 18 January 2007 – 25 January 2007
Vinets Veldre People's Party 25 January 2007 – 20 December 2007
Minister for the Environment Raimonds Vējonis Union of Greens and Farmers 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007
Minister for Agriculture Mārtiņš Roze Union of Greens and Farmers 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007
Special Assignments Minister for Electronic Government Ina Gudele Independent 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007
Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration Oskars Kastēns Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007
Special Assignments Minister for European Union Funds Normunds Broks For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007