Raimonds Vējonis
Raimonds Vējonis | |
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| 9th President of Latvia | |
| In office 8 July 2015 – 8 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Laimdota Straujuma Māris Kučinskis Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš |
| Preceded by | Andris Bērziņš |
| Succeeded by | Egils Levits |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 22 January 2014 – 7 July 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Valdis Dombrovskis Laimdota Straujuma |
| Preceded by | Artis Pabriks |
| Succeeded by | Raimonds Bergmanis |
| Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development | |
| In office 7 November 2002 – 25 October 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Einars Repše Indulis Emsis Aigars Kalvītis Ivars Godmanis Valdis Dombrovskis |
| Preceded by | Vladimirs Makarovs |
| Succeeded by | Edmunds Sprūdžs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1966 Nikonovo, Pskov Oblast, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Political party | Green Party |
| Spouse(s) | Iveta Vējone |
| Alma mater | University of Latvia |
Raimonds Vējonis (born 15 June 1966) is a Latvian politician. He was the 9th President of Latvia from 2015 to 2019. He is a member of the Green Party, part of the Union of Greens and Farmers.
Career
[change | change source]He was Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development in 2002 and in 2011 and as Minister of the Environment from 2003 to 2011, while the Ministry of Regional Development was a separate department. He became Minister of Defence of Latvia in 2014 and held that office until becoming President in 2015. [1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia: Raimonds Vējonis". Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia. Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
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