Ivars Godmanis
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| Ivars Godmanis | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 20 December 2007 | |
| President | Valdis Zatlers |
| Preceded by | Aigars Kalvītis |
| In office 07 May 1990 – 03 August 1993 | |
| President | Guntis Ulmanis |
| Preceded by | Vilnis-Edvīns Bresis |
| Succeeded by | Valdis Birkavs |
| Born | 27 November 1951 Riga, Latvia |
| Political party | LPP LC |
Ivars Godmanis (born November 27 1951) is a Latvian politician. He was the first Prime Minister of Latvia after the country became independence from the Soviet Union, and he became Prime Minister for a second time in December 2007.
He was born in Riga. Godmanis served as Prime Minister from 1990 to 1993, focusing primarily on Latvia's difficult economic transition from a communist to a capitalist economy. He later served as Finance Minister from 1998 to 1999. Though originally associated with the Latvian Popular Front, he later switched to the Latvian Way party, of which he is now chairman. In November 2006, following elections in which the Latvia's Way Party returned to Parliament, Godmanis became Interior Minister.
On December 14 2007, Godmanis was nominated as Prime Minister by President Valdis Zatlers.[1] He was approved by parliament on December 20, with 54 votes in favor and 43 opposed.[2]
| Preceded by Aigars Kalvītis | Prime Minister of Latvia December 20 2007–present | Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Vilnis-Edvīns Bresis (Prime Minister of Latvian SSR) | Prime Minister of Latvia May 7 1990 – August 3 1993 | Succeeded by Valdis Birkavs |
Prime Ministers of Latvia | |
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| 1918–1940 | Ulmanis · Meierovics · Pauļuks · Meierovics · Zāmuels · Celmiņš · Ulmanis · Alberings · Skujenieks · Juraševskis · Celmiņš · Ulmanis · Skujenieks · Bļodnieks · Ulmanis |
| 1940–1990 | Lācis · Peive · V. Rubenis · J. Rubenis · Bresis |
| 1990–present | Godmanis · Birkavs · Gailis · Šķēle · Krasts · Krištopans · Šķēle · Bērziņš · Repše · Emsis · Kalvītis · Godmanis |
| Latvia's Cabinet of Ministers | Image:Flag of Latvia.svg |
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| Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis Minister of Defence Vinets Veldre | Minister of Foreign Affairs Māris Riekstiņš | Minister for Children and Family Affairs Ainars Baštiks | Minister of Economics Kaspars Gerhards | Minister of Finance Atis Slakteris | Minister of the Interior Mareks Segliņš | Minister of Education and Science Tatjana Koķe | Minister of Culture Helēna Demakova | Minister of Welfare Iveta Purne | Minister for Regional Development and Local Governments Edgars Zalāns | Minister of Transport Ainārs Šlesers | Minister of Justice Gaidis Bērziņš | Minister of Health Ivars Eglītis | Minister of the Environment Raimonds Vējonis | Minister of Agriculture Mārtiņš Roze | |
European Council |
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| President: Janša (SI) · Gusenbauer (AT) · Verhofstadt (BE) · Stanishev (BG) · Topolánek (CZ) · Papadopoulos (CY) · Merkel (DE) · Rasmussen (DK) · Ansip (ET) · Vanhanen (FI) · Sarkozy (FR) · Karamanlis (GR) · Gyurcsány (HU) · Ahern (IE) · Prodi (IT) · Godmanis (LV) · Kirkilas (LT) · Juncker (LU) · Gonzi (MT) · Balkenende (NL) · Tusk (PL) · Sócrates (PT) · Popescu-Tăriceanu (RO) · Fico (SK) · Zapatero (ES) · Reinfeldt (SE) · Brown (GB) · Barroso (EC) |
[edit] References
- ^ "Godmanis nominated for prime minister", The Baltic Times, December 19, 2007.
- ^ "Latvia’s old coalition back in power", Reuters (The Peninsula Online), December 21, 2007.
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