The Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Latvia and the second oldest existing Latvian political party after the Latvian Farmers' Union. It is currently represented with two seats in the parliament of Latvia as a part of the Union of Greens and Farmers alliance after an absence of 20 years. The party tends to hold a less Russophilic view than fellow social-democratic party "Harmony".
Yakov Gdalyevich Pliner is a Latvian politician of Jewish origin and MP of the 7th,8th and 9th convocations for the union For Human Rights in United Latvia (ForHRUL). He was member of Social Democratic party group in the Baltic Assembly.
Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 6 October 2018. Following the elections,a coalition government was formed by Who owns the state?,the New Conservative Party,Development/For!,the National Alliance and New Unity. Despite being from the smallest elected party,Arturs Krišjānis Kariņšof New Unity was chosen as Prime Minister.
Sarmīte Ēlerte is a Latvian politician who is a member of the Unity party. She was Minister of Culture of Latvia from 3 November 2010 until 25 October 2011.
Inese Lībiņa-Egnere is a Latvian politician representing the Unity party. She was a member and Deputy Speaker of the 11th Saeima. She was the Deputy Speaker and the Chairperson of the National Security Committee of the 12th Saeima. In 2022,Lībiņa-Egnere was elected in the 14th Saeima. Currently she is the Latvian Minister of Justice.
Lolita Čigāne is an international consultant in elections,good governance,parliamentarianism and anti-corruption. She was previously a member of parliament,civil society activist,journalist and the chairperson of the Board of Transparency International Latvia. Lolita Cigane was first elected to the 10th Saeima (parliament) in 2010. She served a full term as a Member of Parliament in the 11th Saeima (2011–2014),was the parliamentary secretary of the Ministry of Finance in 2013-2014 and a member of 12th Saeima,serving also as the chair of the European Affairs Committee until November 2018. Currently she works with organizations such as OSCE,European Commission,NDI,UNDP and others,as well as a visiting lecturer at Stockholm School of Economics in Riga teaching political economy courses. In 2020 - 2023 she worked with OSCE in the leadership of election missions to Croatia,Mongolia,Germany,France,Italy and others. Lolita Cigane is also the author of the book "A woman in power. What politics taught me about the life and myself. Political notes in drawings" published in 2023,that reflects on her experiences from the time in politics.
The Liepāja Party is a localist political party in Latvia. It operates in the city of Liepāja,where its chairman,Uldis Sesks,was mayor from 1997 to 2018. The party has an agreement with the Union of Greens and Farmers allowing party members to be elected in the Saeima,including current members Māris Kučinskis,Valdis Skujiņšand Aija Barča.
Romualds Ražuks is a Lithuania-born Latvian doctor and politician. He was the second chairman of the Popular Front of Latvia,thereafter a member of parliament of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and mayor of Jūrmala. Between 2014 and 2018,he was a member of parliament of the 12th Saeima,representing the political party Unity.
Movement For! is a liberal political party in Latvia. It is positioned in the centre on the political spectrum. The party was formed in August 2017. From 2018 to 2022 it was one of the members of the Development/For! alliance,before it de facto dissolved.
The New Conservative Party,known as The Conservatives from February 2022 to October 2023,is a liberal-conservative political party in Latvia.
Juris Pūce is a Latvian economist,lawyer,and politician. Former Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia in the government of Krisjanis Karins and chairman of the board of the "Latvian Development" party. Pūce was elected deputy of 13th Saeima from the "Development / For!". He is former the State Secretary of the Ministry of Economics (2010–2013),a member of the Council of LMT (2009–2012),a member of the Board of the Riga Graduate School of Law (2006–2010),as well as a member of the Riga City Council (2017–2018).
Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 1 October 2022,following the end of the term of the 13th Saeima elected in 2018.
Ilze Indriksone is a Latvian environmental planner and politician representing the National Alliance (NA) party. From May 2022 to September 2023,she served as the Minister of Economics. She was a member of the 13th Saeima and during that term,she was parliamentary secretary of the Ministry of Economy and deputy chairman of the Talsi Municipal Council. Indriksone is also member of the board of the Pedvale Open Air Museum. In 2022,Indriksone was elected in the 14th Saeima.
Juris Jakovins is a Latvian doctor and politician. He is currently a member of the 14th Saeima,representing the Latvian Farmers' Union and the Union of Greens and Farmers. Previously,he was a member of the Valmiera City Council (2013–2021) and Valmiera Municipality (2021–2022).
Andrejs Svilāns is a Latvian biologist specialising in dendrology and a politician. He has also worked as a radio journalist. Currently a member of the 14th Saeima,he has been a member of the Salaspils Municipal Council for several terms. He is known as the long-time head of the National Botanical Garden and Director General of the Nature Conservation Agency.
Atis Deksnis was a Latvian politician,represented Latvian Association of Regions. He has been a Member of the 14. Saeima,Member of Liepāja City Council (2012–2022) and Deputy Chairman of the Council (2017–2022).
Ainārs Vilciņš is a Latvian politician,businessman,locksmith,skijoring player and a Member of the 13th Saeima. He served on the Commission for Education,Culture and Science.
Staņislavs Šķesters is a Latvian engineer and politician. He has served as a deputy in the 8th,9th,and 10th Saeimas. Since 2006,he has been the chairman of the Central Land Commission. He represents the political party Latvian Farmers' Union.
Ingmārs Čaklais is a Latvian director,educator,public relations specialist,lawyer,and politician. He has served as a deputy in the 10th and 11th Saeimas,representing the Unity party. He is the son of poet and publicist Māris Čaklais.
Daiga Mieriņa is a Latvian politician who has been serving as the Speaker of the Saeima since 20 September 2023.
