Ainārs Šlesers

Ainārs Šlesers
Minister for Transport of Latvia
In office 7 November 2006 – 12 March 2009
Prime Minister	Aigars Kalvītis Ivars Godmanis
Preceded by	Krišjānis Peters
Succeeded by	Kaspars Gerhards
In office 9 March 2004 – 17 March 2006
Prime Minister	Indulis Emsis Aigars Kalvītis
Preceded by	Roberts Zīle
Succeeded by	Krišjānis Peters
Minister for the Economy of Latvia
In office 26 November 1998 – 10 May 1999
Prime Minister	Vilis Krištopans
Preceded by	Laimonis Strujevičs
Succeeded by	Ingrīda Ūdre
Personal details
Born	22 January 1970 Riga, Latvia
Political party	New Party (1998–2002) Latvia's First Party (2002–2007) Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way (2007–2011) United for Latvia (2013–present)
Spouse(s)	Inese Šlesere

Ainārs Šlesers (born 22 January 1970, Riga) is a Latvian businessman and politician. He was the leader of the LPP/LC and was a Deputy of the 7th (from the New Party), 8th, 9th and 10th Saeima (Latvian Parliament), as well as the Minister of Economics in the cabinet of Vilis Krištopans (1998-1999),^[1] Deputy Prime Minister in the cabinet of Einars Repse and Indulis Emsis (2002-2004),^[2] Minister of Transport in the cabinet of Indulis Emsis, Aigars Kalvītis and Ivars Godmanis (2004-2009)^[3] and vice mayor of Riga in 2009-2010. He is married and has five children.

References

1. Latvijas Republikas valdības sastāvs 1998.gada 26.novembris – 1999.gada 16.jūlijs (Latvian)
2. Latvijas Republikas valdības sastāvs 2004.gada 9.marts– 2004.gada 2.decembris(Latvian)
3. Latvijas Republikas valdības sastāvs 2004.gada 2.decembris - 2006.gada 7.novembris(Latvian)

External links

• Members of the Saeima since 1993