The Evika Siliņa cabinet (Latvian: Siliņas ministru kabinets) is the 42nd and current government of Latvia, sworn in on 15 September 2023 after Evika Siliņa was proposed as Prime Minister by President Edgars Rinkēvičs and elected by the Saeima.[2]

Siliņa cabinet

42nd Cabinet of Republic of Latvia
Date formed15 September 2023
People and organisations
Head of stateEdgars Rinkēvičs
Head of governmentEvika Siliņa
Member partyNew Unity
Union of Greens and Farmers[a]
The Progressives
Status in legislatureMinority coalition government
50 / 100(50%)




Opposition partyUnited List
National Alliance
For Stability!
Latvia First
Opposition leaderEdgars Tavars
Raivis Dzintars
Aleksejs Rosļikovs
Ainārs Šlesers
History
Election2022 Latvian parliamentary election
Legislature term14th Saeima
PredecessorSecond Kariņš cabinet

The government is a coalition between New Unity, Union of Greens and Farmers, and The Progressives.[3]

Party breakdown

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New Unity
8
Union of Greens and Farmers
4
The Progressives
3

Composition

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Nr. Office Image Incumbent Party In Office
 
Prime Minister of Latvia

Prime Minister of Latvia

  Evika Siliņa New Unity 15 September 2023 –
1.
 
Minister for Defence of Latvia

Minister for Defence

  Andris Sprūds The Progressives 15 September 2023 –
2. Minister for Foreign Affairs   Krišjānis Kariņš New Unity 15 September 2023 – 10 April 2024
  Baiba Braže New Unity 19 April 2024 –
3. Minister for Economics   Viktors Valainis Union of Greens and Farmers 15 September 2023 –
4. Minister for Finance   Arvils Ašeradens New Unity 15 September 2023 –
5. Minister for the Interior   Rihards Kozlovskis New Unity 15 September 2023 –
6. Minister for Education and Science   Anda Čakša New Unity 15 September 2023 –
7. Minister for Climate and Energy   Kaspars Melnis Union of Greens and Farmers 15 September 2023 –
8. Minister for Culture   Agnese Logina The Progressives 15 September 2023 – 17 June 2024
  Agnese Lāce The Progressives 20 June 2024 –
9. Minister for Welfare   Uldis Augulis Union of Greens and Farmers 15 September 2023 –
10. Minister for Transport   Kaspars Briškens The Progressives 15 September 2023 –
11.

Minister for Justice

  Inese Lībiņa-Egnere New Unity 15 September 2023 –
12. Minister for Health   Hosams Abu Meri New Unity 15 September 2023 –
13. Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development   Inga Bērziņa New Unity 15 September 2023 –
14. Minister for Agriculture   Armands Krauze Union of Greens and Farmers 15 September 2023 –

Notes

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  1. ^ GKR MP Oļegs Burovs confirmed that his party will cooperate with ZZS in current Saeima, and support the new coalition government which includes ZZS.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "'Honor to Serve Rīga' to cooperate with ZZS". eng.lsm.lv.
  2. ^ "Saeima ar 53 balsīm apstiprina Evikas Siliņas valdību". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  3. ^ ""Jaunā Vienotība", ZZS un "Progresīvie" paraksta koalīcijas līgumu un valdības deklarāciju". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-09-15.