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First Ladies And Gentlemen Of Latvia
The first lady of Latvia or first gentleman it is an informal title held by the spouse of the president of Latvia, coinciding with his or her term in office. Although the role of the president's spouse has never been officially codified or defined, it holds a prominent place in Latvian social life. The First Lady or First Gentleman of Latvia traditionally acts as the host of Riga Castle. Traditionally, when the president is single or widowed, the typical organizational duties of the host are filled by a staff member, while the role remains vacant. The role of the spouse of the president is an informal title. Her duties are generally to accompany the president, without exerting any influence on his policy decisions. List of first ladies and gentlemen of Latvia References First ladies and gentlemen of Latvia, * Lists of Latvian women, First ladies Lists of spouses of heads of state, Latvia {{Latvia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riga Castle
Riga Castle () is a castle on the banks of River Daugava in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The castle was founded in 1330. Its structure was thoroughly rebuilt between 1497 and 1515. Upon the castle's seizure by the Swedes, they constructed spacious annexes in 1641. The fortress was continually augmented and reconstructed between the 17th and 19th centuries. Sometime in the 1930s, some renovation work was done by architect Eižens Laube. The Latvian government declared the castle its residence in 1938. Today it is the official residence of the President of Latvia as well as home to several museums. History The castle was built based on a treaty between Riga and the Livonian Order, who consisted of the remainders of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword and were by then part of the Teutonic Order, German Order – in the 13th century Rigans had rebelled against the Order and demolished its original castle in the centre of the town. Due to constant conflict with Rigans the Order chose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdis Zatlers
Valdis Zatlers (; born 22 March 1955) is a Latvian politician and former physician who served as the seventh president of Latvia from 2007 to 2011. He won the Latvian presidential election of 31 May 2007. He became President of Latvia on 8 July 2007 and left office on 7 July 2011 after failing to win reelection for a second term. Medical career Valdis Zatlers is an orthopedic surgeon, who graduated from the Institute of Medicine in Riga in 1979. After his studies he worked in Riga Hospital No. 2 and became chief of its traumatology unit in 1985. In 1986, between May and June, he was dispatched to Ukraine as a medical service officer to support the cleanup operations following the Chernobyl disaster. He was the director of the Latvian Traumatology and Orthopaedics Hospital from 1994 and chief of its board from 1998. He left these offices on 5 July 2007. On 27 April 2007, he received the Order of the Three Stars (Trīs Zvaigžņu Ordenis) of the 4th rank for his contributions in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Ladies And Gentlemen Of Latvia
The first lady of Latvia or first gentleman it is an informal title held by the spouse of the president of Latvia, coinciding with his or her term in office. Although the role of the president's spouse has never been officially codified or defined, it holds a prominent place in Latvian social life. The First Lady or First Gentleman of Latvia traditionally acts as the host of Riga Castle. Traditionally, when the president is single or widowed, the typical organizational duties of the host are filled by a staff member, while the role remains vacant. The role of the spouse of the president is an informal title. Her duties are generally to accompany the president, without exerting any influence on his policy decisions. List of first ladies and gentlemen of Latvia References First ladies and gentlemen of Latvia, * Lists of Latvian women, First ladies Lists of spouses of heads of state, Latvia {{Latvia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgars Rinkēvičs
Edgars Rinkēvičs (born 21 September 1973) is a Latvian public official and politician serving as the 11th and current president of Latvia since July 2023. He previously served as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Latvia), minister of foreign affairs of Latvia from 2011 to 2023, and head of the President of Latvia, Chancery of the President of Latvia as state secretary of the Ministry of Defence (Latvia), Ministry of Defence, as well as a deputy of the Saeima. Upon taking office as president, Rinkēvičs became the first openly gay head of state in a European Union country. Prior to becoming president, Rinkēvičs had represented Latvian Way, Reform Party (Latvia), Reform Party, and the Unity (Latvia), Unity party since May 2014. He left Unity after being elected president as it is customarily expected in Latvia for presidents to maintain political neutrality. Early life and education Rinkēvičs was born in Jūrmala, where he completed high school in 1991. Upon graduating fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egils Levits
Egils Levits (born 30 June 1955) is a Latvian politician, lawyer, political scientist and jurist who served as the tenth president of Latvia from 2019 to 2023. He was a List of members of the European Court of Justice, member of the European Court of Justice from 2004 to 2019. During the late Soviet-era, he was a member of the Popular Front of Latvia and contributed to the On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia, declaration of restored Latvian independence in 1990. He was vice-prime minister and minister for justice of Latvia from 1993 to 1994 and ambassador to Hungary, Austria and Switzerland from 1994 to 1995. He was then appointed a judge of the European Court of Human Rights, a position he held until 2004. He finished second in the indirect 2015 Latvian presidential election, election for the president of Latvia in 2015, behind Raimonds Vējonis. Although an Independent politician, Independent, he was the candidate of the National Alliance (Latvia), Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andra Levite
Andra Levite (born 16 November 1962) is a Latvian gynecologist and obstetrician. Levite is the wife of former President of Latvia, President Egils Levits, and was the First Lady of Latvia from 2019 to 2023. Biography Levite was born Andra Apines to a Latvian family in West Germany (present-day Germany) on 16 November 1962. She received her medical degree from the University of Giessen in Germany in 1990. In 1991, she married Egils Levits, a Latvian lawyer and politician. The couple have two children, Indra and Linards. From 1990 until 2019, Levite practiced gynecology and obstetrics in Luxembourg and Germany. Specifically, she is a certified pediatric and adolescent gynecologist, certified obstetrician, and an ultrasonography specialist. She practices in Latvian, English, German and French. She returned to Latvia full-time upon the election of her husband as President of Latvia and assumed the role of first lady in July 2019. Levite temporarily left medicine to focus on her new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
