Second Kalvītis cabinet
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The second Kalvītis cabinet was the government of Latvia
from 7 November 2006 to 20 December 2007. It was the second government to be led by Aigars Kalvītis
, who had previously been Prime Minister
since 2004. It took office on 7 November 2006, after the October 2006 election
, succeeding the first Kalvītis cabinet
, which had lasted from 2004 to 2006. It was replaced by the second Godmanis cabinet
on 20 December 2007, after the resignation of Kalvītis.
Government of Latvia
The Government of Latvia is the central government of the Republic of Latvia. The Constitution of Latvia outlines the nation as a parliamentary republic represented by a unicameral parliament and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia, which form the executive branch of the Government...
from 7 November 2006 to 20 December 2007. It was the second government to be led by Aigars Kalvītis
Aigars Kalvitis
Aigars Kalvītis is a Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia and current Chairman of the Board of Latvijas Balzams....
, who had previously been Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Latvia
The Prime Minister of Latvia is the most powerful member of the Government of the Republic of Latvia, and presides over the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers...
since 2004. It took office on 7 November 2006, after the October 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...
, succeeding the first Kalvītis cabinet
First Kalvītis cabinet
The second Kalvītis cabinet was the government of Latvia from 2 December 2004 to 7 November 2006. It was the first government to be led by Aigars Kalvītis, who was Prime Minister from 2004 to 2007. It took office on 2 December 2004, after the resignation of Indulis Emsis, succeeding the Emsis...
, which had lasted from 2004 to 2006. It was replaced by the second Godmanis cabinet
Second Godmanis cabinet
The second Godmanis cabinet was the government of Latvia from 20 December 2007 to 12 March 2009. It was the second government to be led by Ivars Godmanis, who was also Prime Minister from 1990 to 1993. It took office on 20 December 2007, after the resignation of Ivars Godmanis, succeeding the...
on 20 December 2007, after the resignation of Kalvītis.
| Position | Name | Party | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Prime Minister of Latvia The Prime Minister of Latvia is the most powerful member of the Government of the Republic of Latvia, and presides over the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers... |
Aigars Kalvītis Aigars Kalvitis Aigars Kalvītis is a Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia and current Chairman of the Board of Latvijas Balzams.... |
People's Party People's Party (Latvia) The People's Party was a centre-right political party in Latvia. It described itself as a conservative party.Tautas partija was founded in 1998 by Andris Šķēle, a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Šķēle's powerful personality, many... |
7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007 | |
| Minister for Defence | Atis Slakteris Atis Slakteris Atis Slakteris is a former Minister of Defence of Latvia. On January 22, 2008 he was appointed to the post of Minister of Finance, replacing Oskars Spurdziņš.-Controversy:... |
People's Party People's Party (Latvia) The People's Party was a centre-right political party in Latvia. It described itself as a conservative party.Tautas partija was founded in 1998 by Andris Šķēle, a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Šķēle's powerful personality, many... |
7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Artis Pabriks Artis Pabriks Artis Pabriks is a Latvian politician, a former Foreign Minister of Latvia and the current Minister of Defence of Latvia.... |
People's Party People's Party (Latvia) The People's Party was a centre-right political party in Latvia. It described itself as a conservative party.Tautas partija was founded in 1998 by Andris Šķēle, a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Šķēle's powerful personality, many... |
7 November 2006 – 28 October 2007 | |
| People's Party People's Party (Latvia) The People's Party was a centre-right political party in Latvia. It described itself as a conservative party.Tautas partija was founded in 1998 by Andris Šķēle, a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Šķēle's powerful personality, many... |
29 October 2007 – 8 November 2007 | |||
| Māris Riekstiņš Māris Riekstiņš Māris Riekstiņš is a Latvian politician and diplomat with an extensive experience in the foreign service, former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Latvia... |
People's Party People's Party (Latvia) The People's Party was a centre-right political party in Latvia. It described itself as a conservative party.Tautas partija was founded in 1998 by Andris Šķēle, a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Šķēle's powerful personality, many... |
8 November 2007 – 20 December 2007 | ||
| Minister for Children and Families | Ainars Baštiks Ainars Baštiks Ainars Baštiks is a Latvian politician and a baptist priest. He is a member of the LPP/LC party.- Sources :*... |
Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way | 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007 | |
| Minister for the Economy | Jurijs Strods | |||
| Aigars Kalvītis Aigars Kalvitis Aigars Kalvītis is a Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia and current Chairman of the Board of Latvijas Balzams.... (interim) |
People's Party People's Party (Latvia) The People's Party was a centre-right political party in Latvia. It described itself as a conservative party.Tautas partija was founded in 1998 by Andris Šķēle, a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Šķēle's powerful personality, many... |
7 November 2006 – 22 October 2007 | ||
| Gaidis Bērziņš Gaidis Bērziņš Gaidis Bērziņš is a Latvian 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.... (interim) |
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK | 22 October 2007 – 20 December 2007 | ||
| Minister for Finance | Oskars Spurdziņš | People's Party People's Party (Latvia) The People's Party was a centre-right political party in Latvia. It described itself as a conservative party.Tautas partija was founded in 1998 by Andris Šķēle, a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Šķēle's powerful personality, many... |
7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007 | |
| Minister for the Interior | Ivars Godmanis Ivars Godmanis Ivars Godmanis is a Latvian politician and currently 1 of the 8 Latvian MEPs in the European parliament. He was the first Prime Minister of Latvia after the country became independent from the Soviet Union, and he became a Prime Minister for the second time in December 2007.Godmanis served as... |
Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way | 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007 | |
| Minister for Education and Science | Baiba Rivža | Union of Greens and Farmers Union of Greens and Farmers Union of Greens and Farmers is a green/agrarian and conservative political alliance in Latvia. It consists of two political parties: Latvian Farmers' Union and the Green Party of Latvia . It is the third-largest party in the Saeima.... |
7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007 | |
| Minister for Culture | Helēna Demakova Helēna Demakova Helēna Demakova is a Latvian politician. She served a Cultural Minister of Latvia from 2004 until 2009 and was a Deputy of the 9th Saeima. She is a member of the People's Party.-References:... |
People's Party People's Party (Latvia) The People's Party was a centre-right political party in Latvia. It described itself as a conservative party.Tautas partija was founded in 1998 by Andris Šķēle, a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Šķēle's powerful personality, many... |
7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007 | |
| Minister for Welfare | Dagnija Staķe Dagnija Staķe Dagnija Staķe is a Latvian politician and the Minister of Regional Development and Local Governments of Latvia from 13 May to 3 November 2010.-References:... |
Union of Greens and Farmers Union of Greens and Farmers Union of Greens and Farmers is a green/agrarian and conservative political alliance in Latvia. It consists of two political parties: Latvian Farmers' Union and the Green Party of Latvia . It is the third-largest party in the Saeima.... |
7 November 2006 – 31 October 2007 | |
| Iveta Purne | Union of Greens and Farmers Union of Greens and Farmers Union of Greens and Farmers is a green/agrarian and conservative political alliance in Latvia. It consists of two political parties: Latvian Farmers' Union and the Green Party of Latvia . It is the third-largest party in the Saeima.... |
8 November 2007 – 20 December 2007 | ||
| Minister for Regional Development and Local Government | Aigars Štokenbergs Aigars Štokenbergs Aigars Štokenbergs is a Latvian politician, member of the Society for Other Politics party and the incumbent Minister of Justice of Latvia since 3 November 2010... |
People's Party People's Party (Latvia) The People's Party was a centre-right political party in Latvia. It described itself as a conservative party.Tautas partija was founded in 1998 by Andris Šķēle, a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Šķēle's powerful personality, many... |
7 November 2006 – 19 October 2007 | |
| Oskars Spurdziņš (interim) | People's Party People's Party (Latvia) The People's Party was a centre-right political party in Latvia. It described itself as a conservative party.Tautas partija was founded in 1998 by Andris Šķēle, a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Šķēle's powerful personality, many... |
20 October 2007 – 8 November 2007 | ||
| Edgars Zalāns Edgars Zalāns Edgars Zalāns is a Latvian politician and architect. He was Minister of Regional Development and Local Governments of Latvia from 8 November 2007 to 17 March 2010.-Biography:... |
People's Party People's Party (Latvia) The People's Party was a centre-right political party in Latvia. It described itself as a conservative party.Tautas partija was founded in 1998 by Andris Šķēle, a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Šķēle's powerful personality, many... |
8 November 2007 – 20 December 2007 | ||
| Minister for Transport | Ainārs Šlesers Ainārs Šlesers Ainārs Šlesers is a Latvian politician. He is a member of the LPP/LC and a deputy of the 9th Saeima .-External links:*... |
Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way | 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007 | |
| Minister for Justice | Gaidis Bērziņš Gaidis Bērziņš Gaidis Bērziņš is a Latvian 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.... |
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK | 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007 | |
| Minister for Health | Gundars Bērziņš Gundars Bērziņš Gundars Bērziņš is a Latvian accountant and politician and a Deputy of the Saeima since 1993. He is a member of the People's Party. He served as the Finance Minister of Latvia from 2000 to 2002.-References:... |
People's Party People's Party (Latvia) The People's Party was a centre-right political party in Latvia. It described itself as a conservative party.Tautas partija was founded in 1998 by Andris Šķēle, a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Šķēle's powerful personality, many... |
7 November 2006 – 17 January 2007 | |
| Aigars Kalvītis Aigars Kalvitis Aigars Kalvītis is a Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia and current Chairman of the Board of Latvijas Balzams.... (interim) |
People's Party People's Party (Latvia) The People's Party was a centre-right political party in Latvia. It described itself as a conservative party.Tautas partija was founded in 1998 by Andris Šķēle, a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Šķēle's powerful personality, many... |
18 January 2007 – 25 January 2007 | ||
| Vinets Veldre | People's Party People's Party (Latvia) The People's Party was a centre-right political party in Latvia. It described itself as a conservative party.Tautas partija was founded in 1998 by Andris Šķēle, a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Šķēle's powerful personality, many... |
25 January 2007 – 20 December 2007 | ||
| Minister for the Environment | Raimonds Vējonis Raimonds Vejonis Raimonds Vējonis is a Latvian politician of the Green Party and the incumbent Minister of the Environment of Latvia.He has a Masters in biology from the University of Latvia.-References:... |
Union of Greens and Farmers Union of Greens and Farmers Union of Greens and Farmers is a green/agrarian and conservative political alliance in Latvia. It consists of two political parties: Latvian Farmers' Union and the Green Party of Latvia . It is the third-largest party in the Saeima.... |
7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007 | |
| Minister for Agriculture | Mārtiņš Roze | Union of Greens and Farmers Union of Greens and Farmers Union of Greens and Farmers is a green/agrarian and conservative political alliance in Latvia. It consists of two political parties: Latvian Farmers' Union and the Green Party of Latvia . It is the third-largest party in the Saeima.... |
7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007 | |
| Special Assignments Minister for Electronic Government | Ina Gudele | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007 | |
| Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration | Oskars Kastēns Oskars Kastēns Oskars Kastēns is a Latvian journalist and a politician. He is a member of the LPP/LC and a deputy of the 9th Saeima . He is also the former Minister for Special Assignments for Society Integration Affairs.... |
Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way | 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007 | |
| Special Assignments Minister for European Union Funds | Normunds Broks | For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK | 7 November 2006 – 20 December 2007 |