Ministry of Justice (Latvia)
The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia, established in 1918, is the leading state governing body in the field of justice and is the supreme authority for subordinate public administration institutions.
At the political level, it is run by the Minister of Justice, supported by the Secretary of State. The main tasks of the State Secretary are the organization of the development of sectoral policies and strategies, the implementation of sectoral policies, the management of the institution's administrative work and the organization of the implementation of ministry functions.
List of Ministers
Republic of Latvia (1918-1940)
| Minister of Justice (1918-1940) | |||||||
| # | First name, surname (Date of Birth - Date of Death) | Term of Office | Political party / affiliation | The Cabinet of Ministers | Notes | ||
| 1 | Peter Yurazevsky (1872-1942) | Nov 19, 1918 - mar 14, 1919 | not known | Interim Government of Latvia | |||
| 2 | Eduard Strautnieks (1886-1946) | Mar 14 - Jul 13, 1919 | Latvian Republican Party | ||||
| 3 | Edwin Magnus (1888-1974) | Jul 14 - Dec 8, 2019 | German-Baltic Reform Party | ||||
| 4 | Karlis Pauļuks (1870-1945) | Dec 9, 1919 - Jun 11th, 1920 | Latvian Farmers' Union | ||||
| 5 | Rudolf Bennus (1881-1940) | Jun 12, 1920 - Jun 18, 1921 | Labor Party of Latvia | Ulmanis' 1st Cabinet | |||
| 6 | Vilis Holcmanis (1889-1941) | Jun 19, 1921 - Jan 26, 1924 | Landlord Party | Meierovics' 1st Cabinet | |||
| Meierovics' 2nd Cabinet | |||||||
| Pauļuka Cabinet | |||||||
| Meierovics' 3rd Cabinet | |||||||
| 7 | Voldemar Zamuelle (1872-1948) | Jan 25 - Apr 10, 1924 | Democratic Center | Zamuliete's Cabinet | |||
| 8 | July Arja (1884-1967) | Apr 10 - Dec 17, 1924 | Democratic Center | ||||
| 1924 . December 17 - 1925 . On March 3, nobody accepted the post | Pelmenė 1st Cabinet | ||||||
| (1.) | Peter Yurazevsky (1872-1942) | Mar - Dec 23, 1925 | Democratic Center | 2nd time | |||
| 1924 . December 24 - 1926 . On January 26, nobody accepted the post | Ulmanis 2nd Cabinet | ||||||
| 9 | Ansis Petrevics (1882-1941) | 1926 . January 26 - May 6 | National association | ||||
| 10 | Erasts Bite (1880-1942) | 1926 . May 7 - 1927 . October26th | Democratic Center | Alberne Cabinet | |||
| 11 | Juris Pabērss (1891-1961) | 1927 . October 27 - 1927 .November 14 | Progressive People's Association | ||||
| Skujenieka 1st Cabinet | |||||||
| 1927 . November 14 - 1928 . On January 24, nobody accepted the post | |||||||
| (3.) | Edwin Magnus (1888-1974) | 1928 . January 24 - November 30 | German-Baltic Reform Party | Yaroshevsky Cabinet | |||
| 12 | Baldwin Disterlo (1869-1937) | 1928 . December 1 - 1929 .January 23 | German-Baltic Reform Party | Pelmina 2. Cabinet of Ministers | |||
| 13 | Bernhard Burent (1892-1946) | 1929 . January 24 - November 27 | German-Baltic Reform Party | ||||
| 1929 . November 27 - 1929 . On December 19, nobody accepted the post | |||||||
| (11.) | Juris Pabērss (1891-1961) | 1929 . December 19 - 1931 .December 5 | Progressive people's association (until 1931 . On 14 June ) | 2nd time | |||
| Latgale progressive Farmers Association (from 1931 . Of 1931 on 14 June ) | Ulmanis 3rd Cabinet | ||||||
| 14 | Atis Ķeniņš (1874-1961) | 1931 . December 6 - 1933 .March 23 | Democratic Center | Skujenieks 2nd Cabinet | |||
| 15 | Antons Ozols (1878-1956) | 1933 . On March 24 - 1934 .March 16 | Christian National Union | The cattery's Cabinet | |||
| 16 | Janis Balodis (1881-1965) | 1934 . March 17 - May 15 | Latvian Farmers' Union | Ulmanis 4th Cabinet | |||
| 16 | Herman Apsītis (1893-1942) | 1934 . May 16 - 1940 . June19th | No party affiliation | Ulmanis 5th Cabinet | |||
| (11.) | Juris Pabērss (1891-1961) | 1940 . June 21 - July 21 | No party affiliation | Kirhenšteina The Cabinet of Ministers | |||
Soviet Socialist Republic of Latvia (1940-1990)
| Minister of Justice (1940 - 1990) | |||||
| # | First name, surname (Born-dead) | Term of office | Political party / affiliation | Notes | |
| - | Andrey Jablonsky (1880-1951) | Aug 13, 1940 - March 1951 | Latvian Communist Party | ||
| - | Emīlija Veinberga (1896-1989) [1st female] | March 1951 - October 1959 | Latvian Communist Party | ||
| - | Jānis Dzenītis (1929-2001) | October 1970 - March 1980 | Latvian Communist Party | ||
| - | Vladimir Laivins (1940-1991) | March 1980 - January 1985 | Latvian Communist Party | ||
| - | Janis Salenieks (1948) | January 1985 - July 1988 | Latvian Communist Party | ||
| - | Viktors Skudra (1943-2011) | July 1988 - May 7, 1990 | Latvian Communist Party | ||
Republic of Latvia (1990-present day)
| Minister for Justice (1990–present) | ||||||
| # | First name, surname (Born-dead) | Term of office | Political party / affiliation | The Cabinet of Ministers | Notes | |
| 18 | Viktors Skudra (1943-2011) | 1990 . June 5 - 1993 .May 18 | Latvian People's Front | Council of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia | ||
| 19th | Egil Levits (1955) | 1993 . On March 8 - 1994 .September 19 | Latvian Road | Birkavka Cabinet | ||
| 20 | Romāns Apsītis (1939) | 1994 . September 19 -1995 . December 21 | Latvian Road | Gaiļa Cabinet of Ministers | ||
| 21 | Dzintars Rasnacs (1963) | 1995 . On December 21 -1998 . November 26 | For Fatherland and Freedom (up to 1997 . On August 7 ) | Slices 1. The Cabinet of Ministers | ||
| Slices 2. The Cabinet of Ministers | ||||||
| For Fatherland and Freedom / LNNK (from 1997 . On 7 August ) | Coastal Cabinet | |||||
| 22 | Ingrīda Labucka (1963) | 1998 . November 26, 1999- 1999 . July 16 | New party | Krestopan Cabinet | ||
| 23 | Valdis Birkavs (1942) | 1999 . July 16 - 2000 .May 5 | Latvian Road | Slice 3. Cabinet | ||
| (22.) | Ingrīda Labucka (1963) | 2000 . May 5 - 2002 .November 7 | New party | Berzina Cabinet of Ministers | 2nd time | |
| 24 | Aivars Aksenoks (1961) | 2002 . November 7 -2004 . March 9 | New time | Repse Cabinet | ||
| 25 | Vineta Muižniece (1956) | 2004 . September 3 -December 2 | People's Party | Emša Cabinet of Ministers | ||
| 26 | Solvita Āboltiņa (1963) | 2004 . December 2 -2006 . April 7 | New time | Kalvitis 1. The Cabinet of Ministers | ||
| 27 | Guntars Grinwald (1973) | 2006 . April 8 - November 7 | First Party of Latvia | |||
| 28 | Gaidis Bērziņš (1970) | 2006 . November 7 -2009 . March 12 | Fatherland and Freedom / LNNK | Godmanis Cabinet | ||
| 29 | Mareks Seglins (1970) | 2009 . On March 12 - 2010. March 22 | People's Party | Dombrovskis 1. The Cabinet of Ministers | ||
| - | Uldis Augulis (1972) | 2010 . March 23 - April 19 | Union of Green and Farmers | duty officer | ||
| - | Imants Lieģis (1955) | 2010 . April 20 - November 3 | Civic Union | duty officer | ||
| 30 | Aigars Stokenbergs (1963) | 2010 . On November 3 -2011 . October 25 | Unity ( Society for Political Change ) (up to 2011 . On 6 August ) | Dombrovskis 2nd The Cabinet of Ministers | ||
| Unity (from 2011 . On 6 August ) | ||||||
| (28.) | Gaidis Bērziņš (1970) | 2011 . October 25 - 2012. June 21 | National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" | Dombrovskis 3rd The Cabinet of Ministers | 2nd time | |
| - | Žaneta Jaunzeme-Grende (1964) | 2012 . June 21 - July 5 | National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" | acting officer | ||
| 31 | Jan Bordan (1967) | 2012 . July 5 - 2014 .January 22 | Without Party (up to 2012 . On 18 July ) | |||
| National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" ( 2012 . On July 18 - 2013 . On November 1 ) | Dombrovskis 3. The Cabinet of Ministers | |||||
| Without the party (from 2013 . On 1 November ) | ||||||
| 32 | Baiba Broka (1975) | 2014 . January 22 - August 6 | National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" | Straightness 1. The Cabinet | ||
| - | Dace Melbourde (1971) | 2014 . August 6 - August 21 | Without party | acting officer | ||
| (28.) | Gaidis Bērziņš (1970) | 2014 . August 21 -November 5 | National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" | 3rd time | ||
| (21.) | Dzintars Rasnacs (1963) | 2014 . November 5 - now | National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" | Strain 2. Cabinet | ||
| Kučinskis Cabinet | ||||||
See also
- Justice ministry
- Latvijas Republikas Tieslietu ministrija (Ministry of Justice of Latvia)
- Latvijas Republikas tieslietu ministru uzskaitījums (List of Justice Ministers of the Republic of Latvia)
- Politics of Latvia
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