List of Ministers of Defence of Latvia

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The Defence Minister of the Republic of Latvia is the head of the Ministry of Defence, who is charged with the political leadership of the Latvian National Armed Forces. The position was re-established in November 1991 following the declaration on the restoration of the country's independence from the USSR. Since January 2019, the position has been held by Artis Pabriks.

From 1918 to 1922 the officeholder's title was Minister of Protection, and from 1922 to 1940 - Minister of War.

List of Ministers (since 1991)[]

Name Portrait Term of office Political party Prime Minister
Ministru prezidents Valdis Dombrovskis atklāj Latvijas Trešajai atmodai veltītu izstādi "Mēs, tauta" (8703401921).jpg 19 November 1991 3 August 1993 Popular Front of Latvia Ivars Godmanis
3 August 1993 19 September 1994 Latvian Way Valdis Birkavs
19 September 1994 23 May 1995 Independent Māris Gailis
21 December 1995 12 May 1997 LNNK Andris Šķēle
Ministru prezidents Valdis Dombrovskis atklāj Latvijas Trešajai atmodai veltītu izstādi "Mēs, tauta" (8703401921).jpg 6 June 1997 27 October 1998 KDS
Guntars Krasts
Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis Girts Valdis Kristovskis.jpg 26 November 1998 9 March 2004 TB/LNNK Vilis Krištopans
Andris Šķēle
Andris Bērziņš
Einars Repše
Atis Slakteris Flickr - Saeima - 9.Saeimas deputāts Atis Slakteris.jpg 9 March 2004 2 December 2004 People's Party Indulis Emsis
Einars Repše Einars Repse.jpeg 2 December 2004 23 December 2005 New Era Party Aigars Kalvītis
Linda Mūrniece Flickr - Saeima - 9.Saeimas deputāte Linda Mūrniece.jpg 5 January 2006 7 April 2006 New Era Party
Atis Slakteris Flickr - Saeima - 9.Saeimas deputāts Atis Slakteris.jpg 8 April 2006 20 December 2007 People's Party
20 December 2007 12 March 2009 People's Party Ivars Godmanis
Imants Lieģis Flickr - Saeima - 10.Saeimas deputāts Imants Lieģis.jpg 12 March 2009 3 November 2010 Civic Union Valdis Dombrovskis
Artis Pabriks Artis Pabriks saeima.jpg 3 November 2010 22 January 2014 Unity
Raimonds Vējonis Flickr - Saeima - 10.Saeimas deputāts Raimonds Vējonis.jpg 22 January 2014 7 July 2015 Union of Greens and Farmers Laimdota Straujuma
Raimonds Bergmanis 12.Saeimas deputāts Raimonds Bergmanis (15818566157).jpg 8 July 2015 23 January 2019 Union of Greens and Farmers Laimdota Straujuma
Māris Kučinskis
Artis Pabriks Artis Pabriks 2018 (cropped).jpg 23 January 2019 Incumbent Development/For! Krišjānis Kariņš

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