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List of ministers of defence of Latvia

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The defence minister of the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republikas aizsardzības ministrs) is the head of the Ministry of Defence, who is charged with the political leadership of the Latvian National Armed Forces. The position was re-established in November 1991 following the declaration on the restoration of the country's independence from the USSR.

Standard of the minister of defence of Latvia

Since 15 September 2023, the position has been held by Andris Sprūds.

From 1918 to 1922 the officeholder's title was Minister of Protection (Apsardzības ministrs), and from 1922 to 1940 — Minister of War (Kaŗa ministrs).

List of ministers (since 1991)

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NamePortraitTerm of officePolitical partyPrime Minister
Tālavs Jundzis 19 November 19913 August 1993Popular Front of LatviaIvars Godmanis
Valdis Pavlovskis3 August 199319 September 1994Latvian WayValdis Birkavs
Jānis Arveds Trapāns19 September 199423 May 1995IndependentMāris Gailis
Andrejs Krastiņš21 December 199512 May 1997LNNKAndris Šķēle
Tālavs Jundzis 6 June 199727 October 1998KDS
Guntars Krasts
Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis 26 November 19989 March 2004TB/LNNKVilis Krištopans
Andris Šķēle
Andris Bērziņš
Einars Repše
Atis Slakteris 9 March 20042 December 2004People's PartyIndulis Emsis
Einars Repše 2 December 200423 December 2005New Era PartyAigars Kalvītis
Linda Mūrniece 5 January 20067 April 2006New Era Party
Atis Slakteris 8 April 200620 December 2007People's Party
Vinets Veldre20 December 200712 March 2009People's PartyIvars Godmanis
Imants Lieģis 12 March 20093 November 2010Civic UnionValdis Dombrovskis
Artis Pabriks 3 November 201022 January 2014Unity
Raimonds Vējonis 22 January 20147 July 2015Union of Greens and FarmersLaimdota Straujuma
Raimonds Bergmanis 8 July 201523 January 2019Union of Greens and FarmersLaimdota Straujuma
Māris Kučinskis
Artis Pabriks 23 January 201914 December 2022Development/For!Krišjānis Kariņš
Ināra Mūrniece 14 December 202215 September 2023National AllianceKrišjānis Kariņš
Andris Sprūds 15 September 2023IncumbentThe ProgressivesEvika Siliņa

See also

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