Vilis Krištopans (born 13 June 1954 in
Omsk Oblast,
Russian SFSR
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
) is a
Latvian
politician
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. He was the
Prime Minister of Latvia from 26 November 1998 to 15 July 1999.
As a prime minister he was a member of the
Latvian Way political party
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. He then left politics and, in 2002, returned as a member of parliament from the
Union of Greens and Farmers
The Union of Greens and Farmers ( lv, Zaļo un Zemnieku savienība, ZZS) is an agrarian political alliance in Latvia. It is made up of the Latvian Farmers' Union, Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party, and For Latvia and Ventspils.
It is p ...
.
Prior to being prime minister, he was the minister of transport.
See also
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Krištopans cabinet
The Krištopans cabinet was the government of Latvia from 26 November 1998 to 16 July 1999. It was led by Prime Minister Vilis Krištopans
Vilis Krištopans (born 13 June 1954 in Omsk Oblast, Russian SFSR) is a Latvian politician. He was th ...
References
1954 births
Living people
People from Omsk Oblast
Latvian Way politicians
Latvia First politicians
Prime Ministers of Latvia
Deputies of the 5th Saeima
Deputies of the 6th Saeima
Deputies of the 7th Saeima
Deputies of the 8th Saeima
Deputies of the 14th Saeima
Riga Technical University alumni
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