Prime Minister of Latvia

Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia

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Incumbent
Māris Kučinskis
since 11 February 2016
Appointer President of Latvia
Term length General elections to the Saeima are held every four years at most. The Prime Minister is by convention the leader of the victorious party. No term limits are imposed on the office.
Inaugural holder Kārlis Ulmanis
Formation 19 November 1918

The Prime Minister of Latvia (Latvian: Ministru prezidents) is the most powerful member of the Government of Latvia, and presides over the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers. The Prime Minister is nominated by the President of Latvia, but must be able to obtain the support of a majority of the Saeima (parliament).

The tables below display all Latvian Prime Ministers from both the first period of Latvian independence (1918–1940) and since the country regained its independence (1990–present). From 1990 to 6 July 1993, the office was known as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, but is generally considered to have been the same role.

A direct translation of the official Latvian term is Minister-President. Although the equivalent is used in some European languages, it is not used conventionally in English.

Republic of Latvia (1918–1940)

Political Party:       LZS       Independent       MP       DC       PA       LJSP

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party Cabinet Saeima
Took Office Left Office Days
1
(1 of 4)[1]		 Kārlis Ulmanis
(1877–1942)		 18 November 1918 13 July 1919 944 Centre Party LATVIAN FARMERS' UNION
(LZS)		 I LZS – LNP – DC – DS PC
14 July 1919 8 December 1919 II LZS – LŽNP
DC joined later		 PC
( ···· )
9 December 1919 11 June 1920 III LZS – LŽNP
DS joined later		 PC
( ···· )
12 June 1920 18 June 1921 IV LZS – DS – LDP
DS exited later		 CA (1920)
2
(1 of 2)		 Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics
(1887–1925)		 19 June 1921 26 January 1923 587 Centre Party LATVIAN FARMERS' UNION
(LZS)		 I LZS – DC – MP – LTP
LTP exited later		 CA
( ···· )
3 Jānis Pauļuks
(1865–1937)		 27 January 1923 27 June 1923 152 Independent I LZS – LSPDS – DC – LJS – MP 1 (1922)
2
(2 of 2)		 Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics
(1887–1925)		 28 January 1923 26 January 1924 213 Centre Party LATVIAN FARMERS' UNION
(LZS)		 II LZS – LSPDS – DC – LJS – MP 1 ( ···· )
4 Voldemārs Zāmuēls
(1872–1948)		 27 January 1924 18 December 1924 327 Independent I BNC – DC – LJS 1 ( ···· )
5
(1 of 2)		 Hugo Celmiņš
(1877–1941)		 19 December 1924 23 December 1925 370 Centre Party LATVIAN FARMERS' UNION
(LZS)		 I LZS – DC
MP and LJS joined later		 1 ( ···· )
1
(2 of 4)		 Kārlis Ulmanis
(1877–1942)		 24 December 1925 6 May 1926 134 Centre Party LATVIAN FARMERS' UNION
(LZS)		 V LZS – LJSP – LJS – LZP
NA joined later		 2 (1925)
6 Arturs Alberings
(1877–1934)		 7 May 1926 18 December 1926 226 Centre Party LATVIAN FARMERS' UNION
(LZS)		 I LZS – DC – LJSP – LJS – LZP 2 ( ···· )
7
(1 of 2)		 Marģers Skujenieks
(1886–1941)		 19 December 1926 23 January 1928 401 Mensheviks Party
(MP)		 I LSDSP – MP – LPP – DC – LJS
DC exited cabinet		 2 ( ···· )
8 Pēteris Juraševskis
(1872–1945)		 24 January 1928 30 November 1928 312 Democratic Centre
(DC)		 I LZS – DC – LZP – VRP / DbRP 2 ( ···· )
5
(2 of 2)		 Hugo Celmiņš
(1877–1941)		 1 December 1928 26 March 1931 846 Centre Party LATVIAN FARMERS' UNION
(LZS)		 II LZS – DC – LJSP – LDZA – LA – KNP – VRP / DbRP
DC, KNP, VRP / DbRP exited cabinet		 3 (1928)
1
(3 of 4)		 Kārlis Ulmanis
(1877–1942)		 27 March 1931 5 December 1931 254 Centre Party LATVIAN FARMERS' UNION
(LZS)		 VI LZS – LJSP – LDZA – NA – MKRA – LKZP – LPP 3 ( ···· )
7
(2 of 2)		 Marģers Skujenieks
(1886–1941)		 6 December 1931 23 March 1933 474 Progressive Association of New Farmers
(PA)		 II PA – DC – LZS – LZPA
LJSP joined later		 4 (1931)
9 Ādolfs Bļodnieks
(1889–1962)		 24 March 1933 16 March 1934 358 Party of New Farmers and Smallholders
(LJSP)		 I LJSP – LZS – DC – LZPA – PA – LKKP – KDP
DC, PA exited cabinet		 4 ( ···· )
1
(4 of 4)[2]		 Kārlis Ulmanis
(1877–1942)		 17 March 1934 15 May 1934 2287 Centre Party LATVIAN FARMERS' UNION
(LZS)		 VII LZS – KA – LKKP – LPP – KDP 4 ( ···· )
15 May 1934 19 June 1940 Independent VIII No party Dis.
–[3] Augusts Kirhenšteins
(1872–1963)		 20 June 1940 25 August 1940 66 Independent I No party Dis.
Notes

1 During the 1918–1920 Independence War, Latvia was contested by two other governments: the government of Soviet Latvia, led by Pēteris Stučka, and the government of Andrievs Niedra, backed by Baltic Germans. Some sources may list Stučka and Niedra as prime ministers for periods when their governments controlled most of Latvia.

2 On 15 May 1934, prime minister Ulmanis dissolved parliament and banned all political parties (including his own Farmer's Union), establishing authoritarian rule.

3 Puppet leader appointed by Soviet authorities. Not recognized as such by the Latvian government.

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Republic of Latvia (1990–present)

From 4 May 1990 after adopting the Declaration of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic.

Political Party:       LTF       LC       Independent       TB/LNNK       TP       JL       LZP       LPP/LC       V

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party Cabinet Saeima
Took Office Left Office Days
1
(1 of 2)		 Ivars Godmanis
(1951–)		 7 May 1990 3 August 1993 1136 Popular Front of Latvia
(LTF)		 I LTF
LC joined later		 SC (1990)
2 Valdis Birkavs
(1942–)		 3 August 1993 15 September 1994 408 Latvian Way
(LC)		 I LC – LZS – LZP 5 (1993)
3 Māris Gailis
(1951–)		 15 September 1994 21 December 1995 462 Latvian Way
(LC)		 I LC – TPA – LZS – LZP
TB joined later and exited cabinet		 5 ( ···· )
4
(1 of 2)		 Andris Šķēle
(1958–)		 21 December 1995 13 February 1997 595 Independent I DP‘S’ – TB – LC – LNNK – LZS – LZP – LVP 6 (1995)
13 February 1997 7 August 1997 II DP‘S’ – TB – LC – LNNK – LZS – LZP
KDS joined later		 6 ( ···· )
5 Guntars Krasts
(1957–)		 7 August 1997 26 November 1998 476 For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK
(TB/LNNK)		 I TB/LNNK – LC – LZS – LZP – DPS – KTP
DPS and KTP exited cabinet		 6 ( ···· )
6 Vilis Krištopans
(1954–)		 26 November 1998 16 July 1999 232 Latvian Way
(LC)		 I LC – TB/LNNK – JP
LSDSP joined later		 7 (1998)
4
(2 of 2)		 Andris Šķēle
(1958–)		 16 July 1999 5 May 2000 294 People's Party
(TP)		 III TP – LC – TB/LNNK 7 ( ···· )
7 Andris Bērziņš
(1951–)		 5 May 2000 7 November 2002 916 Latvian Way
(LC)		 I LC – TP – TB/LNNK – JP 7 ( ···· )
8 Einars Repše
(1961–)		 7 November 2002 9 March 2004 488 New Era Party
(JL)		 I JL – TB/LNNK – LZS – LPP – LZP
LPP exited cabinet		 8 (2002)
9 Indulis Emsis
(1952–)		 9 March 2004 2 December 2004 268 Latvian Green Party
(LZP)		 I TP – LPP – LZS – LZP 8 ( ···· )
10 Aigars Kalvītis
(1966–)		 2 December 2004 7 November 2006 1113 People's Party
(TP)		 I TP – JL – LZS – LPP – LZP
JL exited cabinet		 8 ( ···· )
7 November 2006 20 December 2007 II TP – LZS – LPP – TB/LNNK – LZP – LC 9 (2006)
1
(2 of 2)		 Ivars Godmanis
(1951–)		 20 December 2007 12 March 2009 448 Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way
(LPP/LC)		 II LPP/LC – TP – LZS – TB/LNNK – LZP 9 ( ···· )
11 Valdis Dombrovskis
(1971–)		 12 March 2009 3 November 2010 1777 New Era Party
(JL)
JL later replaced by V		 I JL – TP – TB/LNNK – LZS – LZP – PS 9 ( ···· )
3 November 2010 25 October 2011 II JL – PS – SCP – LZS – LZP – LP
JL, PS, SCP, LP later replaced by V		 10 (2010)
25 October 2011 22 January 2014 Party "UNITY"
(V)		 III V – ZRP – NA 11 (2011)
12 Laimdota Straujuma
(1951–)		 22 January 2014 5 November 2014 750 Party "UNITY"
(V)		 I V – RP – NA - LZS – LZP 11 ( ···· )
5 November 2014 11 February 2016 II V – NA - LZS – LZP – LuV - LP 12 ( 2014)
13 Māris Kučinskis
(1961–)		 11 February 2016 Incumbent 89 Liepāja Party
(LP)		 I V – NA - LZS – LZP – LuV - LP 12 ( ···· )

Statistics

# Prime Minister Date of birth Age at ascension
(first term)		 Time in office
(total)		 Age at retirement
(last term)		 Date of death Longevity
1 Kārlis Ulmanis September 4, 1877 41 years, 75 days 9 years, 334 days 62 years, 287 days September 20, 1942 65 years, 16 days
2 Zigfrīds Meierovics February 6, 1887 34 years, 133 days 2 years, 70 days 36 years, 354 days August 22, 1925 38 years, 197 days
3 Jānis Pauļuks November 12, 1865 57 years, 76 days 0 years, 152 days 57 years, 228 days June 21, 1937 71 years, 221 days
4 Voldemārs Zāmuēls May 22, 1872 51 years, 250 days 0 years, 327 days 52 years, 210 days September 25, 1944 75 years, 239 days
5 Hugo Celmiņš October 30, 1877 47 years, 50 days 3 years, 121 days 53 years, 147 days July 30, 1941 63 years, 273 days
6 Arturs Alberings January 8, 1876 50 years, 119 days 0 years, 226 days 50 years, 345 days April 26, 1934 58 years, 108 days
7 Marģers Skujenieks June 22, 1886 40 years, 180 days 2 years, 145 days 46 years, 274 days July 12, 1941 55 years, 20 days
8 Pēteris Juraševskis March 23, 1872 55 years, 307 days 0 years, 312 days 56 years, 252 days January 10, 1945 72 years, 293 days
9 Ādolfs Bļodnieks July 24, 1889 43 years, 243 days 0 years, 358 days 44 years, 235 days March 21, 1962 72 years, 240 day
10 Augusts Kirhenšteins September 18, 1872 67 years, 276 days 0 years, 66 days 67 years, 342 days November 11, 1963 91 years, 46 days
11 Ivars Godmanis November 27, 1951 38 years, 161 days 4 years, 124 days 57 years, 105 days Living 64 years, 165 days (Living)
12 Valdis Birkavs July 28, 1942 51 years, 6 days 1 year, 43 days 52 years, 49 days Living 73 years, 287 days (Living)
13 Māris Gailis July 9, 1951 43 years, 37 days 1 year, 97 days 44 years, 165 days Living 64 years, 306 days (Living)
14 Andris Šķēle January 16, 1958 37 years, 339 days 2 years, 159 days 42 years, 110 days Living 58 years, 115 days (Living)
15 Guntars Krasts October 16, 1957 39 years, 295 days 1 year, 111 days 41 years, 51 days Living 58 years, 207 days (Living)
16 Vilis Krištopans June 13, 1954 44 years, 166 days 0 years, 232 days 45 years, 33 days Living 61 years, 332 days (Living)
17 Andris Bērziņš August 4, 1951 48 years, 275 days 2 years, 186 days 51 years, 95 days Living 64 years, 280 days (Living)
18 Einars Repše December 9, 1961 40 years, 333 days 1 year, 123 days 42 years, 91 days Living 54 years, 153 days (Living)
19 Indulis Emsis January 2, 1952 52 years, 67 days 0 years, 268 days 52 years, 335 days Living 64 years, 129 days (Living)
20 Aigars Kalvītis June 27, 1966 38 years, 158 days 3 years, 18 days 42 years, 91 days Living 49 years, 318 days (Living)
21 Valdis Dombrovskis August 5, 1971 37 years, 219 days 4 years, 316 days 42 years, 170 days Living 44 years, 279 days (Living)
22 Laimdota Straujuma February 24, 1951 62 years, 332 days 2 years, 20 days 64 years, 352 days Living 65 years, 76 days (Living)
23 Māris Kučinskis November 28, 1961 54 years, 75 days 89 days (Ongoing) Incumbent Living 54 years, 164 days (Living)

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