Rihards Kozlovskis

Latvian politician and lawyer

Valdis Dombrovskis
Laimdota Straujuma
Māris Kučinskis

Preceded byLinda MūrnieceSucceeded bySandis ĢirģensMember of the Saeima

Incumbent

Assumed office
7 February 2019 Personal detailsBorn (1969-05-26) 26 May 1969 (age 54)
Riga, Latvian SSR
(now Latvia)Political partyReform Party (2011–2014)
Unity (2014–present)Alma materLatvian Academy of Sport Education
University of Latvia

Rihards Kozlovskis (born 26 May 1969) is a Latvian politician and lawyer. He has served as the Minister of the Interior of Latvia since 2023; and previously served in the same position from 2011 to 2019. He is a member of Unity. Between 2011 and 2014 he was a member of the Reform Party

Kozlovskis was appointed Interior Minister on 25 October 2011.^[1]

On 7 December 2015, prime minister Laimdota Straujuma resigned. In her resignation press release, she recommended Kozlovskis as her successor.^[2]

He was once again named minister of the interior as part of Evika Siliņa's cabinet.^[3]

He has received the Order of Viesturs for his work during the 2006 Riga Summit.

References

^ "Saeima izsaka uzticību Dombrovska trešajai valdībai" (in Latvian). Delfi. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
^ http://www.mk.gov.lv: Statement by Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma
^ "«Jaunā Vienotība», ZZS un «Progresīvie» paraksta koalīcijas līgumu un valdības deklarāciju". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-09-15.

External links

Cabinet profile

Political offices
Preceded by Linda Mūrniece	Minister of the Interior 2011–2019	Succeeded by Sandis Ģirģens
Preceded by Māris Kučinskis	Minister of the Interior 2023–present	Incumbent