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The minister of the interior of Latvia is a member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia, and is the political leader of the Ministry of the Interior of Latvia. Rihards Kozlovskis is the current minister since September 15, 2023.

Name Took office Left office Party
1 Miķelis Valters 19 November 1918 31 August 1919 Latvian Farmers' Union
2 Alfrēds Birznieks 1 September 1919 8 December 1919 Independent
3 Arveds Bergs 9 December 1919 18 June 1921 Non-Partisan Independent Centre
4 Alberts Kviesis 18 June 1921 26 January 1923 Latvian Farmers' Union
5 Pēteris Berģis 27 January 1923 27 June 1923 Democratic Centre
Alfrēds Birznieks, 2nd term 28 June 1923 8 May 1924 Democratic Centre
6 Pēteris Juraševskis 25 May 1924 18 December 1924 Democratic Centre
7 Eduards Laimiņš 19 December 1924 18 December 1926 Latvian Farmers' Union
8 Marģers Skujenieks 19 December 1926 23 January 1928 Rural Workers' Party
Eduards Laimiņš, 2nd term 24 January 1928 26 March 1931 Latvian Farmers' Union
9 Ansis Petrevics 27 March 1931 5 December 1931 National Union
Marģers Skujenieks, 2nd term 6 December 1931 31 March 1932 Progressive Union
10 Jānis Kauliņš 31 March 1932 23 March 1933 New Farmers-Small Landowners
11 Gotfrīds Mīlbergs 24 March 1933 16 March 1934 New Farmers-Small Landowners
12 Vilis Gulbis 17 March 1934 17 January 1939 LZS (until 1934 Latvian coup d'état)
Independent (after 15 May 1934)
13 Kornēlijs Veidnieks 18 January 1939 19 June 1940 Ulmanis régime
(14) Vilis Lācis 20 June 1940 25 August 1940 Soviet occupation
Alternating Soviet and Nazi régimes. See Latvian Diplomatic Service in exile.
14 Aloizs Vaznis 4 July 1990 20 November 1991 Independent
15 Ziedonis Čevers 20 November 1991 3 August 1993 Independent
16 Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis 3 August 1993 28 October 1994 Latvian Way
17 Jānis Ādamsons 11 November 1994 21 December 1995 Latvian Way
18 Dainis Turlais 21 December 1995 10 July 1997 Democratic Party "Saimnieks"
Ziedonis Čevers, 2nd term 7 August 1997 9 April 1998 Democratic Party "Saimnieks"
19 Andrejs Krastiņš 4 May 1998 26 November 1998 For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK
20 Roberts Jurdžs 26 November 1998 16 July 1999 For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK
21 Mareks Segliņš 16 July 1999 30 September 2002 People's Party
22 Māris Gulbis 7 November 2002 9 March 2004 New Era Party
23 Ēriks Jēkabsons 9 March 2004 21 October 2005 Latvia's First Party
24 Dzintars Jaundžeikars 3 November 2005 7 November 2006 Latvia's First Party
25 Ivars Godmanis 7 November 2006 20 December 2007 Latvian Way (until 25 August 2007)
LPP/LC (after 25 August 2007)
Mareks Segliņš, 2nd term 20 December 2007 12 March 2009 People's Party
26 Linda Mūrniece 12 March 2009 6 June 2011 New Era Party
27 Rihards Kozlovskis 25 October 2011 23 January 2019 Unity
28 Sandis Ģirģens 23 January 2019 3 June 2021 KPV LV
29 Marija Golubeva 3 June 2021 16 May 2022 Development/For!
30 Artis Pabriks 16 May 2022 26 May 2022 Development/For!
31 Kristaps Eklons 26 May 2022 14 December 2022 Independent
32 Māris Kučinskis 14 December 2022 15 September 2023 United List
(27) Rihards Kozlovskis 15 September 2023 Incumbent New Unity
  1. "Saeima izsaka uzticību Dombrovska trešajai valdībai". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  2. "Māris Kučinskis takes office as Minister for the Interior | Iekšlietu ministrija". www.iem.gov.lv. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  3. "«Jaunā Vienotība», ZZS un «Progresīvie» paraksta koalīcijas līgumu un valdības deklarāciju". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
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