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Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga became President of Latvia in 1999. Although not a candidate in the first ballot, she was drafted by the Saeima (Latvian Parliament) and was elected to the office of President of Latvia on 20 June. She was sworn in on 8 July.
30 mar 2021 · Presidency of the Republic of Latvia (1999-2007) On 17 June 1999, Vaira Vike-Freiberga was elected President of the Republic of Latvia by the Parliament (Saeima). In 2003 she was re-elected for a second term of four years with 88 votes out of 96.
[2] The current president is Edgars Rinkēvičs, former Latvian foreign minister, who was elected by the Saeima on 31 May 2023 after three rounds of voting, and began his four-year term on 8 July 2023. [4] . This made Rinkēvičs the first openly gay head of state of any EU member state. History and development.
This list is comprised of Presidents and Prime Ministers of Latvia. The modern country of Latvia came into being in 1918 after World War I. The head of state is the President (Prezidents), while the head of the government is the Prime Minister (Ministru Prezidents).
30 mar 2021 · President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs became the President of Latvia on 8 July 2023. This section contains information about President Rinkēvičs’ biography, speech archive, activities and advisers.
On July 8, 1999, Vaira Vike-Freiberga took the oath of office as president of Latvia, the first woman to head a post-communist Eastern European state. A distinguished psychology professor with no political experience, she had only recently returned to her homeland after more than 50 years abroad.
30 mar 2021 · President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs became the President of Latvia on 8 July 2023. This section contains information about President Rinkēvičs’ biography, speech archive, activities and advisers.
