Jurģis Klotiņš (born 17 October 1985) is a Latvian politician of the
National Alliance National Alliance may refer to:
Electoral alliances
*National Alliance (Egypt) (2015)
* National Alliance (Ireland) (2024 onwards)
* National Alliance (Pakistan) (2002-2004)
*Nation Alliance (Turkey) (2018-2023)
Political parties and organizations ...
serving as a member 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 ...
. He first took office in 2022, replacing
Ināra Mūrniece
Ināra Mūrniece (born 30 December 1970) is a Latvian journalist, politician and a member of Saeima. She was Speaker of the Saeima from 2014 to 2022. In 2022, she was succeeded in that role by Edvards Smiltēns.
Early life and professional career ...
upon her appointment as
minister of defence
A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ...
. He served until 2023, when Mūrniece left the cabinet and returned to the Saeima. In 2024, he replaced
Rihards Kols in the Saeima, when Kols resigned to become a
member of the European Parliament
A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been Election, elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...
.
References
1985 births
Living people
Politicians from Riga
Deputies of the 14th Saeima
National Alliance (Latvia) politicians
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