Ministry of Justice (Latvia)

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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) 19 November 1918 - 14 March 1919 not known Interim Government of Latvia
2 Eduard Strautnieks (1886-1946) 14 March 1919 - 13 July 1919 Latvian Republican Party
3 Edwin Magnus (1888-1974) 14 July 1919 - 8 December 1919 German-Baltic Reform Party
4 Karlis Pauļuks (1870-1945) 9 December 1919 - 11 June 1920 Latvian Farmers' Union
5 Rudolf Bennus (1881-1940) 12 June 1920 - 18 June 1921 Labor Party of Latvia Ulmanis' 1st Cabinet
6 Vilis Holcmanis (1889-1941) 19 June 1921 - 26 January 1924 Landlord Party Meierovics' 1st Cabinet
Meierovics' 2nd Cabinet
Pauļuka Cabinet
Meierovics' 3rd Cabinet
7 Voldemar Zamuelle (1872-1948) 25 January 1924 - 10 April 1924 Democratic Center Zamuliete's Cabinet
8 July Arja (1884-1967) 10 April 1924 - 17 December 1924 Democratic Centre
17 December 1924 - 2 March 1925 . On 3 March 1925, nobody accepted the post Pelmenė 1st Cabinet
(1.) Peter Yurazevsky (1872-1942) Mar - 23 December 1925 Democratic Centre 2nd time
24 December 1925 - 25 January 1926 . On 26 January 1926, nobody accepted the post Ulmanis 2nd Cabinet
9 Ansis Petrevics (1882-1941) 26 January 1926 - 6 May 1926 National Association
10 Erasts Bite (1880-1942) 7 May 1926 - 26 October 1927 Democratic Centre Alberne Cabinet
11 Juris Pabērss (1891-1961) 27 November 1927 - 14 November 1927 Progressive People's Association
Skujenieka 1st Cabinet
14 November 1927 - 23 January 1928 . On 24 January 1928, nobody accepted the post
(3.) Edwin Magnus (1888-1974) 24 January 1928 - 30 November 1928 German-Baltic Reform Party Yaroshevsky Cabinet
12 Baldwin Disterlo (1869-1937) 1 December 1928 - 23 January 1929 German-Baltic Reform Party Pelmina 2. Cabinet of Ministers
13 Bernhard Burent (1892-1946) 24 January 1929 - 27 November 1929 German-Baltic Reform Party
27 November 1929 - 18 December 1929 . On 19 December 1929, nobody accepted the post
(11.) Juris Pabērss (1891-1961) 19 December 1929 - 5 December 1931 Progressive people's association (until 14 June 1931) 2nd time
Latgale Progressive Farmers Association (from 14 June 1931) Ulmanis 3rd Cabinet
14 Atis Ķeniņš (1874-1961) 6 December 1931 - 23 March 1933 Democratic Center Skujenieks 2nd Cabinet
15 Antons Ozols (1878-1956) 24 March 1933 - 16 March 1934 Christian National Union The cattery's Cabinet
16 Janis Balodis (1881-1965) 17 March 1934 - 15 May 1934 Latvian Farmers' Union Ulmanis 4th Cabinet
16 Herman Apsītis (1893-1942) 16 May 1934 - 19 June 1940 No party affiliation Ulmanis 5th Cabinet
(11.) Juris Pabērss (1891-1961) 21 June 1940 - 21 July 1940 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) 13 August 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 - 7 May 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) 5 June 1990 - 18 May 1993 Latvian People's Front Council of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia
19th Egil Levits (1955) 8 March 1993 - 19 September 1994 Latvian Road Birkavka Cabinet
20 Romāns Apsītis (1939) 19 September 1994 -21 December 1995 Latvian Road Gaiļa Cabinet of Ministers
21 Dzintars Rasnacs (1963) 21 December 1995 -26 November 1998 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) 26 November 1998 - 16 July 1999 New party Krestopan Cabinet
23 Valdis Birkavs (1942) 16 July 1999 - 5 May 2000 Latvian Road Slice 3. Cabinet
(22.) Ingrīda Labucka (1963) 5 May 2000 - 7 November 2002 New party Berzina Cabinet of Ministers 2nd time
24 Aivars Aksenoks (1961) 7 November 2002 -9 March 2004 New time Repse Cabinet
25 Vineta Muižniece (1956) 3 September 2004 -2 December 2004 People's Party Emša Cabinet of Ministers
26 Solvita Āboltiņa (1963) 2 December 2004 -7 April 2006 New time Kalvitis 1. The Cabinet of Ministers
27 Guntars Grinwald (1973) 8 April 2006 - 7 November 2006 First Party of Latvia
28 Gaidis Bērziņš (1970) 7 November 2006 -12 March 2009 Fatherland and Freedom / LNNK Godmanis Cabinet
29 Mareks Seglins (1970) 12 March 2009 - 22 March 2010 People's Party Dombrovskis 1. The Cabinet of Ministers
- Uldis Augulis (1972) 23 March 2010 - 19 April 2010 Union of Green and Farmers duty officer
- Imants Lieģis (1955) 20 April 2010 - 3 November 2010 Civic Union duty officer
30 Aigars Stokenbergs (1963) 3 November 2010-25 October 2011 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) 25 October 2011 - 21 June 2012 National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" Dombrovskis 3rd The Cabinet of Ministers 2nd time
- Žaneta Jaunzeme-Grende (1964) 21 June 2012 - 5 July 2012 National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" acting officer
31 Jan Bordan (1967) 5 July 2012 - 22 January 2014 Without Party (up to 2012 . On 18 July )
National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" (18 July 2012 - 1 November 2013) Dombrovskis 3. The Cabinet of Ministers
Without the party (from 1 November 2013 )
32 Baiba Broka (1975) 22 January 2014 - 6 August 2014 National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" Straightness 1. The Cabinet
- Dace Melbourde (1971) 6 August 2014 - 21 August 2014 Without party acting officer
(28.) Gaidis Bērziņš (1970) 21 August 2014 -5 November 2014 National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" 3rd time
(21.) Dzintars Rasnacs (1963) 5 November 2014 - now National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" Strain 2. Cabinet
Kučinskis Cabinet

See also

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