Aigars Kalvītis

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Aigars Kalvītis (2005)

Aigars Kalvītis (born June 27, 1966 in Riga ) is a Latvian politician and was Prime Minister of Latvia from December 2, 2004 to December 5, 2007 .

Life

In 1992 Kalvītis graduated from the Latvian University as an agricultural economist. In 1995 he got a master's degree in economics. Between 1994 and 1998 he was chairman of the Latvian Dairy Union. In 1990 and 1991 he worked on Swedish farms.

Aigars Kalvītis was elected to the Latvian Parliament in 1998 for the Latvian People's Party. In July 1999 he became Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of Andris Šķēle and from May 2000 Minister of Economic Affairs in the government of Andris Bērziņš . He also sat in the management of the agency for the privatization of state enterprises. In 2002 he was re-elected to parliament.

In December 2004 he became Prime Minister. He drew international criticism in 2005 because of anti-gay remarks on television. He led by 13 April 2006, a coalition of his own People's Party (TP) , the New Era (JL) , the First Party of Latvia (LPP) and the Union of Greens and Farmers (OCD) , whose composition also his cabinet certain . After the New Era party left the government, Kalvītis led a minority government, which included a non-party member and a member of the Latvian Way (LC) party .

On November 7, 2007, after mass demonstrations and the resignation of several ministers, the Kalvītis government announced its resignation on December 5. On that day, Kalvītis handed over the declaration of resignation to President Valdis Zatlers . In 2009, he resigned his mandate and left politics. Instead, since 2010 he has been chairman of the supervisory board and co-owner of the Dinamo Riga ice hockey club . In the 2014 elections for Saeima, he joined the Vienoti Latvijai party list .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Baltictimes: Kalvitis keeps his word and quits , November 8, 2007
  2. ↑ Kalvītis tomēr aiziet no politikas
predecessor Office successor
Indulis Emsis Prime Minister of Latvia
December 2, 2004 - December 5, 2007 		Ivars Godmanis
personal data
SURNAME Kalvītis, Aigars
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Latvian politician, member of the Saeima, Prime Minister
DATE OF BIRTH June 27, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Riga