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Government Institutions In Latvia
This is a list of government and municipal institutions of Latvia and their subordinated institutions with executive powers: Main institutions Latvian Chancery of the President Saeima Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia The State Audit Office Latvijas Banka The Central Election Commission The Financial and Capital Market Commission The Ombudsman's Office The National Council for Electronic Media The Public Utilities Commission Prime Minister's subordinate bodies Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau Society Integration Foundation Coordination Centre of Policy Sectors Ministries of the Republic of Latvia Ministry of Defence National Armed Forces National Defence Academy Recruiting and Youth Guard Centre Military Intelligence and Security Service Latvian Geospatial Information Agency National Defence Military Objects and Procurement Centre State Agency "Latvian War Museum" Military magazine "Tēvijas ...
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Saeima
The Saeima () is the parliament of the Latvia, Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote. Elections are scheduled to be held once every four years, normally on the first Saturday of October. The most recent elections were held in 2022 Latvian parliamentary election, October 2022. The President of Latvia can dismiss the Saeima and request early elections. The Parliamentary dissolution power of Latvian President, procedure for dismissing it involves substantial political risk to the president, including a risk of loss of office. On 28 May 2011 president Valdis Zatlers decided to initiate the dissolution of the Saeima, which was approved in a 2011 Latvian parliamentary dissolution referendum, referendum, and the Saeima was dissolved on 23 July 2011. The current Speaker of the Saeima is Edvards Smiltēns of the United ...
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State Border Guard
The State Border Guard ( lv, Valsts Robežsardze) is the border guard of Latvia. The State Border Guard is an institution subordinated to the Minister of the Interior. The State Border Guard is an armed institution and it serves to ensure the security of the state border and to prevent illegal migration. Every day more than 2,000 border guards and employees of the State Border Guard fulfil their duties of service. Currently the State Border Guard comprises the Central Board, territorial boards, including the Aviation Board. The State Border Guard College is an institution of higher education under the authority of the State Border Guard. The State Border Guard ensures surveillance of 276 km long border between the Republic of Latvia and Russian Federation, 172,9 km long border between the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Belarus, and 498 km long sea border (external EU border), as well as monitoring of 343 km long border between the Republic of Latvia a ...
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Latvian Museum Of Natural History
The Latvian National Museum of Natural History ( lv, Latvijas Nacionālais dabas muzejs) is a natural history museum in Riga, Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of .... It was founded in 1845 as the Riga Naturalist Society (german: Naturforscherverein zu Riga). The museum contains the following Departments: * Custodial * Botany * Zoology * Geology and Palaeontology * Technological Support * Communications * Administration External linksOfficial site Natural history museums Museums in Riga Museums established in 1845 1845 establishments in the Russian Empire {{Latvia-museum-stub ...
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Ministry Of Environmental Protection And Regional Development
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Latvian State Language Center
Latvian State Language Centre (VVC; lv, Valsts valodas centrs) is a direct administration institution subordinated to the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Latvia. The purpose of the State Language Centre is to implement the national policy on the use of the official language. The Centre supervises and controls the conformity with laws and regulations on the use of official language, provides the State administration institutions and the public with official translations of laws and regulations and other documents issued by the State or international organisations while concurrently ensuring use of consistent terminology. The State Language Centre protects rights and interests of the official language users, promotes the regularisation of the cultural environment of language and promotes comprehensive functioning of Latvian language. Law on Languages – 1989 On 5 May 1989 Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Law on Languages was adopted. This Law prescribes: #Latvian language ...
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Constitution Protection Bureau
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When these principles are written down into a single document or set of legal documents, those documents may be said to embody a ''written constitution''; if they are encompassed in a single comprehensive document, it is said to embody a ''codified constitution''. The Constitution of the United Kingdom is a notable example of an ''uncodified constitution''; it is instead written in numerous fundamental Acts of a legislature, court cases or treaties. Constitutions concern different levels of organizations, from sovereign countries to companies and unincorporated associations. A treaty which establishes an international organization is also its constitution, in that it would define how that organization is constituted. Within states, a constitution defines ...
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Ministry Of Justice (Latvia)
The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia, established in 1918, is the leading state governing body in the field of justice and is the supreme authority for subordinate public administration institutions. At the political level, it is run by the Minister of Justice, supported by the Secretary of State. The main tasks of the State Secretary are the organization of the development of sectoral policies and strategies, the implementation of sectoral policies, the management of the institution's administrative work and the organization of the implementation of ministry functions. List of Ministers Republic of Latvia (1918-1940) Soviet Socialist Republic of Latvia (1940-1990) Republic of Latvia (1990-present day) See also *Justice ministry * Latvijas Republikas Tieslietu ministrija (Ministry of Justice of Latvia) * Latvijas Republikas tieslietu ministru uzskaitījums (List of Justice Ministers of the Republic of Latvia) *Politics of Latvia The poli ...
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Latvian Civil Aviation Agency
The Latvian Civil Aviation Agency (CAA, lv, ) is the civil aviation authority of Latvia. Its head office is in Riga Airport in Mārupe municipality, near the capital, Riga. It is subordinate to the Aviation Department of the Ministry of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government age .... Under Order No. 22, the Latvia Civil Aviation Administration ( lv, Latvijas Civilās aviācijas administrācija) was established on 1 October 1993. On 1 January 2006 the agency was reformed into the current Civil Aviation Agency.HISTORY of the CIVIL AVIATION AGENCY of LATVIA
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Ministry Of Transport (Latvia)
The Ministry of Transport ( lv, Latvijas Republikas Satiksmes ministrija) is a ministry of Latvia which is responsible for implementing state policy in the fields of transport and communications. Its head office is in Riga. As of 2022, Jānis Vitenbergs is the minister. Subordinate agencies * Latvian Civil Aviation Agency * Maritime Administration of LatviaHistory
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Maritime Administration of Latvia The Maritime Administration of Latvia (MAL, lv, Latvijas Jūras administrācija) is a government agency of Latvia that oversees maritime affairs. Its head office is in Riga. The agency was established in 1994. It is subordinate to the Ministry of ...
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Ministry Of Welfare (Latvia)
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Latvian National Archives
Latvian may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Latvia **Latvians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to what is modern-day Latvia and the immediate geographical region **Latvian language, also referred to as Lettish **Latvian cuisine **Latvian culture **Latvian horse *Latvian Gambit, an opening in chess See also *Latvia (other) Latvia is a country in Europe. Latvia can also refer to: *Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1990) *Latvia (European Parliament constituency) * 1284 Latvia - asteroid * Latvia Peak - mountain in Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, То ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Ministry Of Culture (Latvia)
Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian ministry, activity by Christians to spread or express their faith ** Minister (Christianity), clergy authorized by a church or religious organization to perform teaching or rituals ** Ordination, the process by which individuals become clergy * Ministry of Jesus, activities described in the Christian gospels * ''Ministry'' (magazine), a magazine for pastors published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church Music * Ministry (band), an American industrial metal band * Ministry of Sound, a London nightclub and record label Fiction * Ministry (comics), a horror comic book created by writer-artist Lara J. Phillips * Ministry of Magic, governing body in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Ministry of Darkness, a professional wrestling stable led by Th ...
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