Commander of the Latvian Air Forces

The Commander of the Latvian Air Force (Latvian: Gaisa spēku komandieris) is the service chief of the Latvian Air Forces. They are the principal military advisor to the Commander of the Joint Headquarters and the President of Latvia on matters pertaining to the Air Force. The commander is the highest-ranking officer in the Air Force, usually ranking Major general.

List of Commanders

1919-1940

Photo Name Term Start Term End
First Lieutenant Alfrēds Valeika[1]6 July 191910 August 1919
Engineer-Captain Rūdolfs Drillis10 August 19192 December 1921
Lieutenant Colonel Frīdrihs Zute2 December 192116 September 1922
Colonel Jāzeps Baško16 September 19221 April 1926
Colonel Arvīds Skurbe1 April 192629 September 1926
Colonel Jāzeps Baško29 September 192619 September 1929
Colonel Arvīds Skurbe19 September 19298 August 1935
General Jānis Indāns8 August 19352 October 1937
Colonel Rūdolfs Kandis2 October 193727 September 1940

1992–Present

Photo Name Term Start Term End
Kārlis Kīns17 June 19921997
Ojārs Ivanovs[2]1997April 17, 2001
Vitālijs Viesiņš20012003
Juris Maklakovs[3]20036 July 2006
Aleksandrs Stepanovs[4][5]6 July 20062010
Aivars Mežoks20102015
Armands Saltups2015January 2020
Viesturs Masulis[6][7]January 2020August 2026
Edmunds Svenčs[8]August 2026Present

References

  1. ↑ "January 2013 – Aeroflight". 2024-11-25. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  2. ↑ vestnesis.lv. "Latvijas aviācija - no pagātnes tagadnei un… - Latvijas Vēstnesis". www.vestnesis.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  3. ↑ "The farewell visit of Major General Juris Maklakovs, commander of the National Armed Forces | Valsts prezidenta kanceleja". www.president.lv. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  4. ↑ https://rus.tvnet.lv/6091867/pravitelstvo-utverdilo-aleksandra-stepanova-komanduyushchim-vvs
  5. ↑ http://www.melkon.lv/avia/2007/05/06/lielvarde/
  6. ↑ "Gaisa spēku komandiera amatā stāsies pulkvežleitnants Viesturs Masulis | Nacionālie bruņotie spēki". www.mil.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  7. ↑ "Land Warfare Europe". Land Warfare Europe. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  8. ↑ https://www.mil.lv/en/node/4167
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