Krast's cabinet
The Krast Cabinet was the sixth government of Latvia after independence in 1990. It was in office from August 7, 1997 to November 26, 1998.
Cabinet members
| Department | Surname | Political party | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Guntars Krasts | TB / LNNK | August 7, 1997 - November 26, 1998 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Juris Kaksītis | DPS | August 7, 1997 - April 16, 1998 | |
| Anatolijs Gorbunovs | LC | August 7, 1997 - November 26, 1998 | ||
| Defense Minister | Tālavs Jundzis | KDS | August 7, 1997 - October 27, 1998 | |
| Guntars Krasts (acting) | TB / LNNK | October 27, 1998 - November 26, 1998 | ||
| Foreign minister | Valdis Birkavs | LC | August 7, 1997 - November 26, 1998 | |
| Economics Minister | Atis Sausnītis | KDS | August 7, 1997 - April 6, 1998 | |
| Guntars Krasts (acting) | TB / LNNK | April 6, 1998 - April 8, 1998 | ||
| Anatolijs Gorbunovs (acting) | LC | April 8, 1998 - May 4, 1998 | ||
| Laimonis Strujevičs | LZS | May 4, 1998 - November 26, 1998 | ||
| Finance minister | Roberts Zīle | TB / LNNK | August 7, 1997 - November 26, 1998 | |
| Interior minister | Ziedonis Čevers | DPS | August 7, 1997 - April 9, 1998 | |
| Tālavs Jundzis (acting) | KDS | April 9, 1998 - May 4, 1998 | ||
| Andrejs Krastiņš | TB / LNNK | May 4, 1998 - November 26, 1998 | ||
| Minister for Education and Science | Juris Celmiņš | DPS | February 13, 1997 - April 16, 1998 | |
| Vladimir's Makarovs (acting) | TB / LNNK | April 17, 1998 - May 4, 1998 | ||
| Jānis Gaigals | LC | May 4, 1998 - November 26, 1998 | ||
| Minister of Culture | Ramona Umblija | LZS | August 7, 1997 - November 26, 1998 | |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Vladimir Makarovs | TB / LNNK | August 7, 1997 - November 26, 1998 | |
| Minister of transport | Vilis Krištopans | LC | August 7, 1997 - November 26, 1998 | |
| Minister of Justice | Dzintars Rasnačs | TB / LNNK | August 7, 1997 - November 26, 1998 | |
| Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development | Anatolijs Gorbunovs | LC | August 7, 1997 - November 26, 1998 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Andris Rāviņš | LZS | August 7, 1997 - November 26, 1998 | |
| Minister of State | ||||
| Minister of State for State Revenue in the Ministry of Finance | Aija Poča | LC | August 7, 1997 - November 26, 1998 | |
| Minister of State for Health in the Ministry of Social Affairs | Viktor Jaksons | TB / LNNK | August 7, 1997 - November 26, 1998 | |
| Minister of State for the Environment in the Ministry of Environment and Regional Development | Indulis Emsis | LZP | August 7, 1997 - November 26, 1998 | |
| Minister of State for Local Government in the Ministry of Environment and Regional Development | Ēriks Zunda | DPS | August 7, 1997 - April 19, 1998 | |
| Jānis Bunkšs | LC | May 4, 1998 - November 26, 1998 | ||
Parties
| Political party | |
|---|---|
| Saimniek Democratic Party (DPS) | |
| Christian Democratic Union (KDS) | |
| Latvian Way (LC) | |
| Green Party of Latvia (LZP) | |
| Latvian Farmers' Union (LZS) | |
| For Fatherland and Freedom (TB / LNNK) |
Web links
Latvijas Republikas valdības sastāvs 1997.gada 7th august - 1998.gada 26th novembris. (PDF) Government of Latvia, accessed August 4, 2019 (Latvian).
Governments of the Republic of Latvia since regaining independence in 1990
Godmanis I | Birkavs | Gailis | Šķēle I | Šķēle II | Krasts | Krištopans | Šķēle III | Bērziņš | Repše | Emsis | Kalvītis I | Kalvītis II | Godmanis II | Dombrovskis I | Dombrovskis II | Dombrovskis III | Straujuma I | Straujuma II | Kučinskis | Kariņš