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Andris Bērziņš
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Valdis Dombrovskis , Laimdota Straujuma
- Preceded by
- Valdis Zatlers
- Succeeded by
- Raimonds Vējonis
- Born
- ( 1944-12-10 ) 10 December 1944 (age 81) , Nītaure , Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
- Party
- Communist Party (Before 1990) , Popular Front (1990–1993) , Union of Greens and Farmers (2002–2011) , Independent (2011–present)
- Spouse s
- Dzintra Bērziņa (past) , Dace Seisuma ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2011 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2016 )
- Alma mater
- Riga Technical University , University of Latvia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andris
- Family name
- Bērziņš
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Nītaure
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Latvian
- Native language
- Latvian
- Image
- Flickr - Saeima - 10.Saeimas deputāts Andris Bērziņš (ievēlēts no Vidzemes apgabala).jpg
- Work location
- Riga
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- Commons category
- Andris Bērziņš (Latvian President)
- date of birth
- 1944-12-10
- IPA transcription
- ˈan.dris ˈbɛːr.ziɲʃ
- name in native language
- Andris Bērziņš
- candidacy in election
- 2011 Latvian presidential election
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- Andris Bērziņš
- different from
- Andris Bērziņš
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Encyclopedic overview
Andris Bērziņš (born 10 December 1944) is a Latvian businessman and politician who was President of Latvia from 2011 to 2015. Bērziņš was the President of Unibanka from 1993 to 2004. He was elected as President by the Saeima on 2 June 2011.
Early career
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