Second Godmanis cabinet explained

The second Godmanis cabinet was the government of Latvia from 20 December 2007 to 12 March 2009. It was the second government to be led by Ivars Godmanis, who was also Prime Minister from 1990 to 1993. It took office on 20 December 2007, after the resignation of Ivars Godmanis, succeeding the second Kalvītis cabinet, which had lasted from 2007 to 2009. It was replaced by the second Dombrovskis cabinet on 3 November 2010, after the October 2010 election.

PositionNamePartyDates
Prime MinisterIvars Godmaniswidth=5px style="background-color: " 20 December 2007 – 12 March 2009
Minister for DefenceVinets VeldrePeople's Party20 December 2007 – 12 March 2009
Minister for Foreign AffairsMāris RiekstiņšPeople's Party20 December 2007 – 12 March 2009
Minister for Children, Families, and IntegrationAinars BaštiksLatvia's First Party/Latvian Way20 December 2007 – 12 March 2009
Minister for the EconomyKaspars Gerhards20 December 2007 – 12 March 2009
Minister for FinanceAtis SlakterisPeople's Party20 December 2007 – 12 March 2009
Minister for the InteriorMareks SegliņšPeople's Party20 December 2007 – 12 March 2009
Minister for Education and ScienceTatjana KoķeUnion of Greens and Farmers20 December 2007 – 12 March 2009
Minister for CultureHelēna DemakovaPeople's Party20 December 2007 – 14 January 2009
Edgars Zalāns (interim)People's Party15 January 2009 – 12 March 2009
Minister for WelfareIveta PurneUnion of Greens and Farmers20 December 2007 – 12 March 2009
Minister for Regional Development and Local GovernmentEdgars ZalānsPeople's Party20 December 2007 – 12 March 2009
Minister for TransportAinārs ŠlesersLatvia's First Party/Latvian Way20 December 2007 – 12 March 2009
Minister for JusticeGaidis BērziņšFor Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK20 December 2007 – 12 March 2009
Minister for HealthIvars EglītisPeople's Party20 December 2007 – 12 March 2009
Minister for the EnvironmentRaimonds VējonisUnion of Greens and Farmers20 December 2007 – 12 March 2009
Minister for AgricultureMārtiņš RozeUnion of Greens and Farmers20 December 2007 – 4 February 2009
Union of Greens and Farmers5 February 2009 – 12 March 2009
Special Assignments Minister for Electronic GovernmentIna GudeleUnion of Greens and Farmers20 December 2007 – 15 May 2008
Signe BāliņaUnion of Greens and Farmers15 May 2008 – 12 March 2009
Special Assignments Minister for Social IntegrationOskars KastēnsLatvia's First Party/Latvian Way20 December 2007 – 31 December 2008
Special Assignments Minister for European Union FundsNormunds BroksFor Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK