List Of Ministers Of Defence Of Latvia
The defence minister of the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republikas aizsardzības ministrs) is the head of the Ministry of Defence, who is charged with the political leadership of the Latvian National Armed Forces.
The position was re-established in November 1991 following the declaration on the restoration of the country's independence from the USSR.
Since 15 September 2023, the position has been held by Andris Sprūds.
From 1918 to 1922 the officeholder's title was Minister of Protection (Apsardzības ministrs), and from 1922 to 1940 — Minister of War (Kaŗa ministrs).
List of ministers (since 1991)
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tālavs Jundzis | .jpg) | 19 November 1991 | 3 August 1993 | Popular Front of Latvia | Ivars Godmanis | ||
| Valdis Pavlovskis | 3 August 1993 | 19 September 1994 | Latvian Way | Valdis Birkavs | |||
| Jānis Arveds Trapāns | 19 September 1994 | 23 May 1995 | Independent | Māris Gailis | |||
| Andrejs Krastiņš | 21 December 1995 | 12 May 1997 | LNNK | Andris Šķēle | |||
| Tālavs Jundzis | | 6 June 1997 | 27 October 1998 | KDS | |||
| Guntars Krasts | |||||||
| Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis |  | 26 November 1998 | 9 March 2004 | TB/LNNK | Vilis Krištopans | ||
| Andris Šķēle | |||||||
| Andris Bērziņš | |||||||
| Einars Repše | |||||||
| Atis Slakteris |  | 9 March 2004 | 2 December 2004 | People's Party | Indulis Emsis | ||
| Einars Repše |  | 2 December 2004 | 23 December 2005 | New Era Party | Aigars Kalvītis | ||
| Linda Mūrniece |  | 5 January 2006 | 7 April 2006 | New Era Party | |||
| Atis Slakteris | | 8 April 2006 | 20 December 2007 | People's Party | |||
| Vinets Veldre | 20 December 2007 | 12 March 2009 | People's Party | Ivars Godmanis | |||
| Imants Lieģis |  | 12 March 2009 | 3 November 2010 | Civic Union | Valdis Dombrovskis | ||
| Artis Pabriks |  | 3 November 2010 | 22 January 2014 | Unity | |||
| Raimonds Vējonis |  | 22 January 2014 | 7 July 2015 | Union of Greens and Farmers | Laimdota Straujuma | ||
| Raimonds Bergmanis | .jpg) | 8 July 2015 | 23 January 2019 | Union of Greens and Farmers | Laimdota Straujuma | ||
| Māris Kučinskis | |||||||
| Artis Pabriks | .jpg) | 23 January 2019 | 14 December 2022 | Development/For! | Krišjānis Kariņš | ||
| Ināra Mūrniece | .jpg) | 14 December 2022 | 15 September 2023 | National Alliance | Krišjānis Kariņš | ||
| Andris Sprūds | .jpg) | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | The Progressives | Evika Siliņa | ||
See also
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