Vilis Krištopāns | |
Office1: | Member of the European Parliament for Latvia |
Term Start1: | 16 July 2024 |
Office2: | Member of the Saeima |
Term Start2: | 1 November 2022 |
Term End2: | 16 July 2024 |
Term Start3: | 5 November 2002 |
Term End3: | 7 November 2007 |
Term Start4: | 6 July 1993 |
Term End4: | 25 January 1996 |
Office5: | 15th Prime Minister of Latvia |
President5: | Guntis Ulmanis Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga |
Term Start5: | 26 November 1998 |
Term End5: | 16 July 1999 |
Predecessor5: | Guntars Krasts |
Successor5: | Andris Šķēle |
Birth Date: | 13 June 1954 |
Birth Place: | Omsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Party: | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1980–1987) Latvian Way (1993–2002) Union of Greens and Farmers (2002–2007) Latvia First (2021–present) |
Spouse: | Aija Krištopane |
Children: | 3 |
Education: | Riga Technical University |
Vilis Krištopans (born 13 June 1954) is a Latvian politician who served as the prime minister of Latvia from 26 November 1998 to 15 July 1999.[1]
As a prime minister he was a member of the Latvian Way political party. He then left politics and, in 2002, returned as a member of parliament from the Union of Greens and Farmers.Prior to being prime minister, he was the minister of transport.