Rihards Kozlovskis

Rihards Kozlovskis
Kozlovskis in 2015
Minister of the Interior
Assumed office
15 September 2023
Prime MinisterEvika Siliņa
Preceded byMāris Kučinskis
In office
25 October 2011 – 23 January 2019
Prime Minister
Preceded byLinda Mūrniece
Succeeded bySandis Ģirģens
Member of the Saeima
Assumed office
7 February 2019
Personal details
Born (1969-05-26) 26 May 1969 (age 55)
Riga, Latvian SSR
(now Latvia)
Political partyReform Party (2011–2014)
Unity (2014–present)
Alma materLatvian Academy of Sport Education
University of Latvia

Rihards Kozlovskis (born 26 May 1969) is a Latvian politician and lawyer. He has served as the Minister of the Interior of Latvia since 2023; and previously served in the same position from 2011 to 2019. He is a member of Unity. Between 2011 and 2014 he was a member of the Reform Party

Kozlovskis was appointed Interior Minister on 25 October 2011.[1]

On 7 December 2015, prime minister Laimdota Straujuma resigned. In her resignation press release, she recommended Kozlovskis as her successor.[2]

He was once again named minister of the interior as part of Evika Siliņa's cabinet.[3]

He has received the Order of Viesturs for his work during the 2006 Riga Summit.

References

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  1. ^ "Saeima izsaka uzticību Dombrovska trešajai valdībai" (in Latvian). Delfi. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  2. ^ http://www.mk.gov.lv: Statement by Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma
  3. ^ "«Jaunā Vienotība», ZZS un «Progresīvie» paraksta koalīcijas līgumu un valdības deklarāciju". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-09-15.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of the Interior
2011–2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of the Interior
2023–present
Incumbent