2023 in Latvia
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Events in the year 2023 in Latvia.
Incumbents
- President: Egils Levits (until July 8), Edgars Rinkēvičs (from July 8)
- Prime Minister: Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (until September 15); Evika Siliņa onwards
Events
Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia
- May 31 - 2023 Latvian presidential election[1]
- August 14 - Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš announces his resignation and says his government will step down this week citing a breakdown in relations within his multi-party government.[2]
- September 15 - Evika Siliņa takes office as Prime Minister of Latvia.[3]
Deaths
- 6 January: Jānis Vagris, 92, politician, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (1985–1988).
- 8 January: Gundars Bērziņš, 63, accountant and politician, minister of finance (2000–2002).[4]
- 28 January: Joachim Siegerist, 75, German-Latvian journalist, author and conservative politician.
- 31 March: George Nagobads, 101, physician.
- 30 April: Mihails Vasiļonoks, 74, ice-hockey player.
- 14 May: Regīna Razuma, 71, actress and ballerina.
- 5 June: Lilita Ozoliņa, 75, actress.
- 6 June: Gints Freimanis, 38, footballer.
References
- ↑ "Latvia | Whitehouse Communications". whitehousecomms.com. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ↑ Sytas, Andrius; Laizans, Janis; Sytas, Andrius (2023-08-14). "Latvia's prime minister announces resignation". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ↑ "Evika Siliņa is Latvia's new prime minister". POLITICO. 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ↑ Rus.Delfi.lv (2023-01-08). "Умер бывший министр здравоохранения Гундарс Берзиньш". delfi.lv (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-08.