The first Godmanis cabinet was the

government of Latvia The government of Latvia is the central government of the Republic of Latvia. The Constitution of Latvia () defines Latvia as a parliamentary republic represented by a unicameral parliament (Saeima) and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republ ...

from 7 May 1990 to 3 August 1993. It led Latvia to a restoration of its independence from the

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and was the first of two governments to be led by

Ivars Godmanis Ivars Godmanis (born 27 November 1951) is a Latvian politician who served as the prime minister of Latvia from 1990 to 1993 and again from 2007 to 2009. He was the first prime minister of Latvia after the country restored its independence from t ...

, who was also Prime Minister from 2007 to 2009. It took office on 7 May 1990. It was replaced by the

Birkavs cabinet The Birkavs cabinet was the government of Latvia from 3 August 1993 to 19 September 1994. It was led by Prime Minister Valdis Birkavs. It took office on 3 August 1993, after the July 1993 election. It was replaced by the Krištopans cabinet ...

on 3 August 1993, after the June 1993 election.

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