List of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Latvia
The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Latvia is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is charged with being the architect Latvian foreign policy and carrying out diplomatic orders by the President of Latvia. The position was re-established in May 1990 following the declaration of the country's independence from the USSR. Since October 2011, the position has been held by Edgars Rinkēvičs.
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Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Jānis Jurkāns | 22 May 1990 | 10 November 1992 | Popular Front of Latvia | ||
Georgs Andrejevs | 10 November 1992 | 7 June 1994 | Latvian Way | ||
Valdis Birkavs | 19 September 1994 | 16 July 1999 | Latvian Way | ||
Indulis Bērziņš | 16 July 1999 | 7 November 2002 | Latvian Way | ||
Sandra Kalniete | 7 November 2002 | 9 March 2004 | Independent | ||
Rihards Pīks | 9 March 2004 | 19 July 2004 | People's Party | ||
Artis Pabriks | 21 July 2004 | 28 October 2007 | People's Party | ||
Māris Riekstiņš | 8 November 2007 | 17 March 2010 | People's Party | ||
Aivis Ronis | 29 April 2010 | 3 November 2010 | Independent | ||
Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis | 3 November 2010 | 25 October 2011 | Unity | ||
Edgars Rinkēvičs | 25 October 2011 | Incumbent | Reform Party | ||
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