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Latvia

Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south.
See also: European Union

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 959 entities connected with Latvia. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We include 4 data sources published by authorities or organizations based in Latvia. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Latvia

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Latvia.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 635 entities identified as PEPs connected with Latvia.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President2--
Prime Minister2--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister for Climate and Energy-1-
Minister for Welfare12-
Minister of Agriculture12-
Minister of Climate & Energy1--
Minister of Culture1-1
Minister of Defense11-
Minister of Economics1--
Minister of Education & Science121
Minister of Environmental Protection & Regional Development1--
Minister of Finance11-
Minister of Foreign Affairs1--
Minister of Health12-
Minister of Interior13-
Minister of Justice11-
Minister of Transport11-
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
deputy of Saeima-37447
deputy of Saeima100--
Member of the Saeima-213-
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister-31
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the National Bank of Latvia-11
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Azerbaijan to Latvia-1-
ambassador of Belarus to Latvia--2
ambassador of Canada to Latvia-1-
ambassador of France to Latvia-51
ambassador of Hungary to Latvia--1
ambassador of Iceland to Latvia-1-
ambassador of Israel to Latvia-41
ambassador of Latvia-12
ambassador of Lithuania to Latvia-2-
ambassador of Paraguay to Latvia-1-
ambassador of Poland to Latvia-3-
ambassador of Russia to Latvia-4-
ambassador of Spain to Latvia-51
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Latvia-6-
ambassador of Ukraine to Latvia--1
Ambassador to the US1--
Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia-41
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United States Ambassador to Latvia-1-

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister of the Economy-4-
Minister for the Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia-3-
Deputy Prime Minister-2-
President of Latvia-11
Prime Minister of Latvia-11
Governor, Bank of Latvia1--
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia1--
President of the Republic of Latvia1--
Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...