2023 in Latvia

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Events in the year 2023 in Latvia .

Incumbents

• President: Egils Levits (until July 8), Edgars Rinkēvičs (from July 8)
• Prime Minister: Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (until September 15); Evika Siliņa onwards

Events

Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia

• May 31 - 2023 Latvian presidential election ^[1]
• August 14 - Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš announces his resignation and says his government will step down this week citing a breakdown in relations within his multi-party government. ^[2]
• September 15 - Evika Siliņa takes office as Prime Minister of Latvia. ^[3]

Deaths

• 6 January: Jānis Vagris, 92, politician, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (1985–1988).
• 8 January: Gundars Bērziņš, 63, accountant and politician, minister of finance (2000–2002). ^[4]
• 28 January: Joachim Siegerist, 75, German-Latvian journalist, author and conservative politician.
• 31 March: George Nagobads, 101, physician.
• 30 April: Mihails Vasiļonoks, 74, ice-hockey player.
• 14 May: Regīna Razuma, 71, actress and ballerina.
• 5 June: Lilita Ozoliņa, 75, actress.
• 6 June: Gints Freimanis, 38, footballer.

References

1. "Latvia | Whitehouse Communications". whitehousecomms.com. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
2. Sytas, Andrius; Laizans, Janis; Sytas, Andrius (2023-08-14). "Latvia's prime minister announces resignation". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
3. "Evika Siliņa is Latvia's new prime minister". POLITICO. 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
4. Rus.Delfi.lv (2023-01-08). "Умер бывший министр здравоохранения Гундарс Берзиньш". delfi.lv (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-08.