Aleksandrs Kiršteins (born
27 August 1948
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) is a
Latvian architect and
far-right
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politician. Former Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Member of the
Supreme Council of Latvia and seven convocations of 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 ...
.
Controversy
In 2005, Kiršteins was criticised by members of the
Latvian Jewish community for his tacit support of a controversial exhibition "
Herberts Cukurs: The Presumption of Innocence". For his response, in which Kiršteins hinted at the
Latvian Jewish community's
collaboration with the "state's enemies" during the
Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940
The Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940 refers to the military occupation of the Republic of Latvia by the Soviet Union under the provisions of the 1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact with Nazi Germany and its Secret Additional Protocol signed i ...
, he was expelled from
People's Party.
In 2022,
State Police
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launched an investigation into Kiršteins for referring to the
Latvian Television journalist as a "political prostitute".
Award
In 1997, he was awarded the French
National Order of Merit.
References
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1948 births
Latvian National Independence Movement politicians
People's Party (Latvia) politicians
All for Latvia! politicians
National Alliance (Latvia) politicians
Deputies of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia
Deputies of the 5th Saeima
Deputies of the 7th Saeima
Deputies of the 8th Saeima
Deputies of the 12th Saeima
Deputies of the 13th Saeima
Deputies of the 14th Saeima
Latvian architects
Riga Technical University alumni
Living people