Vilnis Edvins Bresis
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Vilnis Edvīns Bresis is a Latvia
n politician who was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Latvian SSR
from October 6, 1988 to May 7, 1990.
During the Soviet period, Bresis worked in various management positions in agriculture and the Communist Party
of Latvian SSR
, becoming the Prime Minister at the end of Soviet period. Bresis supported the idea of Latvia as an independent country, voting in favour of the Declaration of Independence on May 4, 1990. Under his leadership, Latvia started to break up collective farms and created the first 8,000 privately-owned farms.
After Latvia declaring independence, Bresis was replaced as the Prime Minister by Ivars Godmanis
, one of the leaders of the pro-independence Popular Front of Latvia
. He remained a member of the parliament from 1990 to 1995 and worked in banking after that.
From 2002 until 2010, Bresis was member of the parliament, elected from the Union of Greens and Farmers
.
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 who was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Latvian SSR
Latvian SSR
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Latvian SSR for short, was one of the republics that made up the Soviet Union. Established on 21 July 1940 as a puppet state during World War II in the territory of the previously independent Republic of Latvia after it had been occupied by...
from October 6, 1988 to May 7, 1990.
During the Soviet period, Bresis worked in various management positions in agriculture and the Communist Party
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
of Latvian SSR
Latvian SSR
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Latvian SSR for short, was one of the republics that made up the Soviet Union. Established on 21 July 1940 as a puppet state during World War II in the territory of the previously independent Republic of Latvia after it had been occupied by...
, becoming the Prime Minister at the end of Soviet period. Bresis supported the idea of Latvia as an independent country, voting in favour of the Declaration of Independence on May 4, 1990. Under his leadership, Latvia started to break up collective farms and created the first 8,000 privately-owned farms.
After Latvia declaring independence, Bresis was replaced as the Prime Minister by 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...
, one of the leaders of the pro-independence Popular Front of Latvia
Popular Front of Latvia
The Popular Front of Latvia was a political organization in Latvia in late 1980s and early 1990s which led Latvia to its independence from the Soviet Union. It was similar to the Popular Front of Estonia and the Sąjūdis movement in Lithuania....
. He remained a member of the parliament from 1990 to 1995 and worked in banking after that.
From 2002 until 2010, Bresis was member of the parliament, elected from the 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....
.