Gaidis Bērziņš
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Gaidis Bērziņš is a Latvia
n politician, lawyer, and university lecturer in law. He is currently the Minister for Justice of Latvia and co-chair of the National Alliance
, along with Raivis Dzintars
.
After the 2006 election
, he was appointed the Minister for Justice, taking the office on 7 November 2006 and holding it until 12 March 2009. Bērziņš was elected to the 2010 election as one of two For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK representatives on the joint National Alliance
list that the party shared with All For Latvia!
. When the National Alliance became a unitary party, Bērziņš became co-chair, along with Raivis Dzintars.
The 2011 election
saw the National Alliance gain six seats, after which the party formed a centre-right coalition with Zatlers' Reform Party
, and Unity
. Bērziņš was appointed Minister for Justice once again. He took office on the 25 October 2011.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n politician, lawyer, and university lecturer in law. He is currently the Minister for Justice of Latvia and co-chair of the National Alliance
National Alliance (Latvia)
The National Alliance, officially the National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" , abbreviated to NA, is a right-wing political party in Latvia. With fourteen seats in the Saeima, the National Alliance is the fourth-largest party in the legislature...
, along with Raivis Dzintars
Raivis Dzintars
Raivis Dzintars is a Latvian politician and journalist. He is currently the co-chair of the National Alliance, along with Gaidis Bērziņš....
.
After the 2006 election
Latvian parliamentary election, 2006
The most recent elections for the 9th Saeima, the parliament of Latvia, were held on October 7, 2006. There were lists of candidates from 19 political parties...
, he was appointed the Minister for Justice, taking the office on 7 November 2006 and holding it until 12 March 2009. Bērziņš was elected to the 2010 election as one of two For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK representatives on the joint National Alliance
National Alliance (Latvia)
The National Alliance, officially the National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" , abbreviated to NA, is a right-wing political party in Latvia. With fourteen seats in the Saeima, the National Alliance is the fourth-largest party in the legislature...
list that the party shared with All For Latvia!
All For Latvia!
All For Latvia! was a nationalist political party in Latvia.All For Latvia! started as a political youth organization in 2000 and became a political party in January 2006, running in 2006 elections. It won 1.48% of vote and no seats in the parliament...
. When the National Alliance became a unitary party, Bērziņš became co-chair, along with Raivis Dzintars.
The 2011 election
Latvian parliamentary election, 2011
An early parliamentary election was held in Latvia on 17 September 2011, following the country's first parliamentary dissolution referendum held on 23 July 2011. The last parliamentary election was held only in October 2010....
saw the National Alliance gain six seats, after which the party formed a centre-right coalition with Zatlers' Reform Party
Zatlers' Reform Party
The Zatlers' Reform Party is a centre-right political party in Latvia founded by the former President Valdis Zatlers on 23 July 2011. It has 22 seats in the Saeima, making it the second-largest party in the legislature....
, and Unity
Unity (Latvia)
Unity is a Latvian centre-right political party, founded as an electoral alliance of the New Era Party, the Civic Union and the Society for Other Politics on 6 March 2010...
. Bērziņš was appointed Minister for Justice once again. He took office on the 25 October 2011.