Rihards Pīks (born December 31, 1941 in

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) is a

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n politician and

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for the People's Party; part of the

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. He served as the Foreign Minister of Latvia from 2004 to 2009.

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1941 births Living people Politicians from Riga Latvian Farmers' Union politicians People's Party (Latvia) politicians For Latvia's Development politicians Ministers of Culture of Latvia Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Deputies of the 7th Saeima Deputies of the 8th Saeima People's Party (Latvia) MEPs MEPs for Latvia 2004–2009 {{Latvia-MEP-stub