List of ministers of culture of Latvia explained

The minister of culture of Latvia is a member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia, and is the political leader of the Ministry of Culture of Latvia. Agnese Lāce is the current minister since 20 June 2024.

List of ministers of culture

Republic of Latvia

NameTook officeLeft officeParty
1Raimonds Pauls16 May 19903 August 1993Independent
Ministry merged into the Ministry of Education and Science, State Minister of Culture: Raimonds Pauls (3 August 1993 - 20 September 1993), Jānis Dripe (20 September 1993 - 19 September 1994)
2Jānis Dripe19 September 199421 December 1995Latvian Way
3Ojārs Spārītis21 December 199522 July 1996Latvian Farmers' Union
4Rihards Pīks12 August 199620 June 1997Latvian Farmers' Union
5Ramona Umblija7 August 199726 November 1998Latvian Farmers' Union
6Karina Pētersone26 November 19987 November 2002Latvian Way
7Inguna Rībena7 November 20029 March 2004New Era Party
8Helēna Demakova9 March 200412 January 2009[1] People's Party
9Ints Dālderis12 March 20093 November 2010People's Party (until 19 March 2010)
Independent (from 19 March 2010 to 28 June 2010)
New Era Party (from 28 June 2010)
10Sarmīte Ēlerte3 November 201025 October 2011Civic Union (Unity since 6 August 2011)
11Žaneta Jaunzeme-Grende25 October 201116 September 2013National Alliance
12Dace Melbārde31 October 20134 July 2019Independent (until February 2014)
National Alliance (from February 2014)
13Nauris Puntulis8 July 201915 September 2023National Alliance
14Agnese Logina15 September 202317 June 2024The Progressives
15Agnese Lāce20 June 2024presentThe Progressives

Latvian SSR during the Soviet occupation of Latvia

NameTook officeLeft officeParty
1Jānis Ostrovs[2] 19531958Latvian Communist Party
2Voldemārs Kalpiņš19581961, December[3] Latvian Communist Party
3Vladimirs Kaupužs19621986[4] Latvian Communist Party
4Jāzeps Barkāns19861988Latvian Communist Party
5Ivars Ķezbers19881988Latvian Communist Party
5Raimonds Pauls (As chair of the State Committee for Culture)19891990 (1993)Independent

Notes and References

  1. Date of demission.
  2. https://www.km.gov.lv/en/ministry/history/history-of-the-ministry-of-culture History of the Ministry of Culture
  3. http://la.lv/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=333095:idelais-kultras-ministrs-voldemrs-kalpi-&Itemid=201 Ideālais kultūras ministrs – Voldemārs Kalpiņš
  4. http://www.diena.lv/sabiedriba/lai-dirigenti-miera-un-dalibniekiem-neapniktu-609143 Lai diriģenti mierā un dalībniekiem neapniktu