List of ministers of defence of Latvia
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
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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)
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tālavs Jundzis | .jpg.webp) |
19 November 1991 | 3 August 1993 | Popular Front of Latvia | Ivars Godmanis | ||
| Valdis Pavlovskis | 3 August 1993 | 19 September 1994 | Latvian Way | Valdis Birkavs | |||
| Jānis Arveds Trapāns | 19 September 1994 | 23 May 1995 | Independent | Māris Gailis | |||
| Andrejs Krastiņš | 21 December 1995 | 12 May 1997 | LNNK | Andris Šķēle | |||
| Tālavs Jundzis | |
6 June 1997 | 27 October 1998 | KDS | |||
| Guntars Krasts | |||||||
| Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis |  |
26 November 1998 | 9 March 2004 | TB/LNNK | Vilis Krištopans | ||
| Andris Šķēle | |||||||
| Andris Bērziņš | |||||||
| Einars Repše | |||||||
| Atis Slakteris |  |
9 March 2004 | 2 December 2004 | People's Party | Indulis Emsis | ||
| Einars Repše |  |
2 December 2004 | 23 December 2005 | New Era Party | Aigars Kalvītis | ||
| Linda Mūrniece |  |
5 January 2006 | 7 April 2006 | New Era Party | |||
| Atis Slakteris | |
8 April 2006 | 20 December 2007 | People's Party | |||
| Vinets Veldre | 20 December 2007 | 12 March 2009 | People's Party | Ivars Godmanis | |||
| Imants Lieģis |  |
12 March 2009 | 3 November 2010 | Civic Union | Valdis Dombrovskis | ||
| Artis Pabriks |  |
3 November 2010 | 22 January 2014 | Unity | |||
| Raimonds Vējonis |  |
22 January 2014 | 7 July 2015 | Union of Greens and Farmers | Laimdota Straujuma | ||
| Raimonds Bergmanis | .jpg.webp) |
8 July 2015 | 23 January 2019 | Union of Greens and Farmers | Laimdota Straujuma | ||
| Māris Kučinskis | |||||||
| Artis Pabriks | .jpg.webp) |
23 January 2019 | 14 December 2022 | Development/For! | Krišjānis Kariņš | ||
| Ināra Mūrniece | .jpg.webp) |
14 December 2022 | 15 September 2023 | National Alliance | Krišjānis Kariņš | ||
| Andris Sprūds | .jpg.webp) |
15 September 2023 | Incumbent | The Progressives | Evika Siliņa | ||
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