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Rihards Kols

Politician

Rihards Kols is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Rihards Kols · Рихард Колс · Ріхардс Колс · 理查德·科爾斯				[sources]
Other name	Колс, Рихард				[sources]
Birth date	1984-12-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Riga				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Latvia				[sources]
Country	European Union · Latvia				[sources]
Citizenship	Latvia				[sources]
Classification	International organization (current) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Rihards				[sources]
Last name	Kols				[sources]
Website	rihardskols.lv · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q20562562				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2024-) · Saeima (member, 2014-2018) · deputy of Saeima (2014-2018) · deputy of Saeima (2018-2022) · deputy of Saeima (2022-2024)				[sources]
Education	Turība University · University of Westminster				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-21	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Latvian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
deputy of Saeima	2022-11-01	2024-07-16

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Source data IDs: lv-sae-rihards-kols · evpo-22a23916-a651-43b1-be4d-5592290c771b

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