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Evika Siliņa

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Evika Siliņa
Siliņa in September 2023
24th Prime Minister of Latvia
Assumed office
15 September 2023
PresidentEdgars Rinkēvičs
Preceded byKrišjānis Kariņš
Minister of Welfare
In office
14 December 2022 – 15 September 2023
Preceded byGatis Eglītis
Succeeded byUldis Augulis
Member of the Saeima
In office
1 November 2022 – 14 December 2022
Personal details
Born (1975-08-03) 3 August 1975 (age 49)
Riga, Latvia
Political partyUnity
Spouse(s)Aigars Siliņš
Children3
EducationUniversity of Latvia
Riga Graduate School of Law

Evika Siliņa (born 3 August 1975) is a Latvian politician who has been the 24th Prime Minister of Latvia since September 2023.[1] She was Minister of Welfare and Member of the Saeima.

Early life

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Siliņa was born in Riga, Latvia on 3 August 1975.[2] She studied law at the University of Latvia and at the Riga Graduate School of Law.[3] From 2003 to 2012, Siliņa worked as a solo attorney focused on international and domestic business law.[4] She also provided legal services to telecommunications and internet companies and helped establish and advise non-governmental organizations during this time.[4]

Priemership

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On 16 August 2023, after the resignation of Krišjānis Kariņš, New Unity nominated Siliņa as candidate for prime minister.[5] On 24 August, she was asked by President Edgars Rinkēvičs to form a government.[6]

On 29 August, United List said they did not want to be a part of a four-party coalition government after an offer by Siliņa.[7] On 1 September, Siliņa said that she wanted to create a new parliamentary majority with the Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) and The Progressives (P).[8] Twelve days later she created a new government, in which New Unity (JV) had seven ministries, ZZS four and P three, with Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš hired as Minister of Foreign Affairs.[9]

The government coalition led by Siliņa won the confidence of the parliamentary majority in the Saeima on 15 September 2023, winning 53 votes.[10]

Siliņa said that she supports the Russian-speaking minority in the country and creating an education system based on the Latvian language.[2] She also wanted to increase the military budget and complete the construction of the barrier on the country's border with Russia and Belarus.[2] Siliņa is the second woman to become prime minister of Latvia.[11]

Personal life

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Siliņa is married to Aigars Siliņš.[2] They couple have three children.[2]

References

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  1. "Saeima ar 53 balsīm apstiprina Evikas Siliņas valdību". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Evika Silina führt Lettlands neue Regierungskoalition". Die Presse (in German). 15 September 2023. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. "Evika Siliņa". 26 May 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Parlamentārā sekretāre – Iekšlietu ministrija". 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. "«Jaunā Vienotība» oficiāli virza premjera amatam labklājības ministri Eviku Siliņu". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. Presse, AFP-Agence France. "Latvian Minister Asked To Take PM Role". www.barrons.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  7. "United List declines Siliņa's four-party coalition offer". www.lsm.lv. 29 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  8. "No more tangos: Siliņa to offer another three-party coalition with reduced Saeima majority". www.lsm.lv. 1 September 2023. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  9. "Precise shape of proposed new Latvian government revealed". www.lsm.lv. 13 September 2023. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  10. Eglitis, Aaron. "Latvia Gets New Prime Minister Evika Silina With Parliament Majority". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  11. "Evika Siliņa is Latvia's new prime minister". POLITICO. 15 September 2023. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.