Romāns Apsītis (13 February 1939 – February 2022) was a Latvian jurist and politician.
A member of the
Latvian Way
Latvian Way () was a Conservative liberalism, conservative-liberal List of political parties in Latvia, political party in Latvia. It merged with Latvia's First Party to form the Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way (LPP/LC) in 2007.
It described it ...
, he served in the
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 p ...
from 1993 to 1998 and was
Minister of Justice
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
from 1994 to 1995. He died in February 2022, at the age of 83.
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1939 births
2022 deaths
Politicians from Riga
Latvian Way politicians
Communist Party of Latvia politicians
Deputies of the 5th Saeima
Deputies of the 6th Saeima
Deputies of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia
Ministers of justice of Latvia
Judges of the Constitutional Court of Latvia
Latvian legal scholars
University of Latvia alumni
20th-century Latvian judges
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