President Of Latvia: Head of state of the Republic of Latvia
The president of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Valsts prezidents, literally State President) is head of state and commander-in-chief of the National Armed Forces of the Republic of Latvia.
| President of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Valsts prezidents | |
|---|---|
 Presidential Standard | |
| Residence | Riga Castle Riga |
| Appointer | Saeima |
| Term length | Four years renewable once, consecutively |
| Inaugural holder | Jānis Čakste 14 November 1922 |
| Formation | Constitution of Latvia |
| Salary | ~ €54,732 |
| Website | www |
.jpg)
List
- Parties
DC LSDSP LZS LTF LC ZZS LZP None LV
- Status
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Portrait | Term of office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jānis Čakste (1859–1927) |  | 17 December 1918 | 14 November 1922 | Democratic Centre |
| 14 November 1922 | 14 March 1927 (died) | ||||
| — | Pauls Kalniņš (1872–1945) | 14 March 1927 | 8 April 1927 | Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party | |
| 2 | Gustavs Zemgals (1871–1939) |  | 8 April 1927 | 4 September 1930 | Democratic Centre |
| 3 | Alberts Kviesis (1881–1944) |  | 4 September 1930 | 15 May 1934 | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| (3) | 16 May 1934 | 10 April 1936 | Independent | ||
| 4 | Kārlis Ulmanis (1877–1942) |  | 11 April 1936 | 21 July 1940 | Independent |
| Occupation of Latvia (21 July 1940 – 21 August 1991) | |||||
| — | Anatolijs Gorbunovs (born 1942) |  | 21 August 1991 | 13 February 1993 | Popular Front of Latvia |
| (—) | 13 February 1993 | 8 July 1993 | Latvian Way | ||
| 5 | Guntis Ulmanis (born 1939) |  | 8 July 1993 | 8 July 1999 | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| 6 | Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (born 1937) |  | 8 July 1999 | 8 July 2007 | Independent |
| 7 | Valdis Zatlers (born 1955) |  | 8 July 2007 | 8 July 2011 | Independent |
| 8 | Andris Bērziņš (born 1944) | .jpg) | 8 July 2011 | 8 July 2015 | Union of Greens and Farmers |
| 9 | Raimonds Vējonis (born 1966) |  | 8 July 2015 | 8 July 2019 | Latvian Green Party |
| 10 | Egils Levits (born 1955) | _(cropped).jpg) | 8 July 2019 | 8 July 2023 | Independent |
| 11 | Edgars Rinkēvičs (born 1973) | .jpg) | 8 July 2023 | Incumbent | Unity |
Living former presidents
There are seven living former Latvian Presidents:
-
Anatolijs Gorbunovs
(1991–1993)
February 10, 1942 -
Guntis Ulmanis
(1993–1999)
September 13, 1939 -
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
(1999–2007)
December 1, 1937 -
Valdis Zatlers
(2007–2011)
March 22, 1955 -
Andris Bērziņš
(2011–2015)
December 10, 1944 -
Raimonds Vējonis
(2015–2019)
June 15, 1966 -
Egils Levits
(2019–2023)
June 30, 1955
Notes
References
This article uses material from the Wikipedia Simple English article President of Latvia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki Simple English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.