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Edgars Rinkēvičs

Edgars Rinkēvičs

Edgars Rinkēvičs is the President of Latvia, having taken office in July 2023. He previously served as Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2023. Before that, he was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from 2008 to 2011. He served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of Latvia from 1997 to 2008. He holds a master's degree in political science from the University of Latvia, awarded in 1997.

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Latvia
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Politics
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Record

  • Controversy

    Attendance at hockey event with businessman

    Rinkēvičs faced public criticism over watching a hockey game from the VIP area together with businessman Māris Martinsons, which was reported as casting a shadow over his reputation. [1]

Affiliations

  • Government of Latvia

    The President of Latvia is the head of state. Rinkēvičs has held the office since July 2023 and exercises constitutional powers including tasking a candidate with forming a government. [2]

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia

    The ministry conducts Latvia's foreign policy. Rinkēvičs served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from October 2011 until July 2023. [3]

  • Chancery of the President of Latvia

    The Chancery supports the President of Latvia. Rinkēvičs headed it from October 2008 to October 2011. [3]

  • Ministry of Defence of Latvia

    The ministry is responsible for Latvia's defence policy. Rinkēvičs served as State Secretary from August 1997 to October 2008. [3]

Sources

  1. [1]bnn-news.com
  2. [2]kyivindependent.com
  3. [3]weforum.org
  4. [4]Photo: Stenbocki maja / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

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