Speaker of the Saeima

The Speaker of the Saeima ( lv, Saeimas priekšsēdētājs; lit. "Chairperson of the Saeima") is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Latvia, the Saeima.Speaker of the Saeima
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If the President of Latvia resigns from office, dies or is removed from office before their term has ended, the Speaker of the Saeima shall assume the duties of the President until the Saeima has elected a new President. Similarly, the Speaker of the Saeima shall assume the duties of the President if the latter is away from Latvia or for any other reason unable to fulfil the duties of office.

The Speaker of the Saeima must be elected at the first meeting of the current convocation of the Saeima.

List of speakers

Speakers of the Saeima (1922-1934)

Parties

Chairman of the Supreme Council (1990-1993)

Parties

Speakers of the Saeima (after 1993)

Parties

Timeline

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from:07/11/1922 till:17/03/1925 color:pink shift:($dx,-8) text: Frīdrihs Vesmanis
from:20/03/1925 till:15/05/1934 color:pink shift:($dx,-8) text: Pauls Kalniņš
from:15/05/1934 till:17/06/1940 color:red shift:($dx,0) text:Kārlis Ulmanis coup, no Saeima
from:17/06/1940 till:04/05/1990 color:red shift:($dx,0) text:Soviet and Nazi occupation
from:04/05/1990 till:06/07/1993 color:red shift:($dx,0) text:Supreme Council of Latvia
from:06/07/1993 till:07/11/1995 color:skyblue shift:($dx,-6) text:Anatolijs Gorbunovs
from:07/11/1995 till:26/09/1996 color:drabgreen shift:($dx,-4) text: Ilga Kreituse
from:26/09/1996 till:03/11/1998 color:drabgreen shift:($dx,-5) text: Alfrēds Čepānis
from:03/11/1998 till:05/11/2002 color:yellow shift:($dx,-5) text: Jānis Straume
from:05/11/2002 till:07/11/2006 color:green shift:($dx,-4) text: Ingrīda Ūdre
from:07/11/2006 till:24/09/2007 color:green shift:($dx,-4) text:Indulis Emsis
from:24/09/2007 till:02/11/2010 color:green shift:($dx,-1) text: Gundars Daudze
from:02/11/2010 till:04/11/2014 color:blue shift:($dx,-1) text:Solvita Āboltiņa
from:04/11/2014 till:01/11/2022 color:yellow shift:($dx,-1) text: Ināra Mūrniece
at:01/11/2022 color:orange shift:($dx,-1) text: Edvards Smiltēns

See also

* List of Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic

References

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Saeima

1922 establishments in Latvia