List of ministers of culture of Latvia

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The minister of culture of Latvia is a member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia, and is the political leader of the Ministry of Culture of Latvia. Agnese Lāce is the current minister since 20 June 2024.

List of ministers of culture

Republic of Latvia

Name Took office Left office Party
1 Raimonds Pauls 16 May 1990 3 August 1993 Independent
Ministry merged into the Ministry of Education and Science, State Minister of Culture: Raimonds Pauls (3 August 1993 - 20 September 1993), Jānis Dripe (20 September 1993 - 19 September 1994)
2 Jānis Dripe 19 September 1994 21 December 1995 Latvian Way
3 Ojārs Spārītis 21 December 1995 22 July 1996 Latvian Farmers' Union
4 Rihards Pīks 12 August 1996 20 June 1997 Latvian Farmers' Union
5 Ramona Umblija 7 August 1997 26 November 1998 Latvian Farmers' Union
6 Karina Pētersone 26 November 1998 7 November 2002 Latvian Way
7 Inguna Rībena 7 November 2002 9 March 2004 New Era Party
8 Helēna Demakova 9 March 2004 12 January 2009[1] People's Party
9 Ints Dālderis 12 March 2009 3 November 2010 People's Party (until 19 March 2010)
Independent (from 19 March 2010 to 28 June 2010)
New Era Party (from 28 June 2010)
10 Sarmīte Ēlerte 3 November 2010 25 October 2011 Civic Union (Unity since 6 August 2011)
11 Žaneta Jaunzeme-Grende 25 October 2011 16 September 2013 National Alliance
12 Dace Melbārde 31 October 2013 4 July 2019[1] Independent (until February 2014)
National Alliance (from February 2014)
13 Nauris Puntulis 8 July 2019 15 September 2023 National Alliance
14 Agnese Logina 15 September 2023 17 June 2024 The Progressives
15 Agnese Lāce 20 June 2024 present The Progressives

Latvian SSR during the Soviet occupation of Latvia

Name Took office Left office Party
1 Jānis Ostrovs[2] 1953 1958 Latvian Communist Party
2 Voldemārs Kalpiņš 1958 1961, December[3] Latvian Communist Party
3 Vladimirs Kaupužs 1962 1986[4] Latvian Communist Party
4 Jāzeps Barkāns 1986 1988 Latvian Communist Party
5 Ivars Ķezbers 1988 1988 Latvian Communist Party
5 Raimonds Pauls (As chair of the State Committee for Culture) 1989 1990 (1993) Independent

Notes

  1. ^ a b Date of demission.
  2. ^ History of the Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia
  3. ^ Ideālais kultūras ministrs – Voldemārs Kalpiņš Latvijas Avīze 2011
  4. ^ Lai diriģenti mierā un dalībniekiem neapniktu Diena 2008 (in Latvian)