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1st Prime Minister of Latvia (born 1951)

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Ivars Godmanis is a Latvian politician and physicist. Born in Riga on November 27, 1951, he is a member of the Latvian Way party. He has served as Prime Minister of Latvia and as a Member of the European Parliament. His work locations have included Riga, Strasbourg, and Brussels.

Godmanis is a citizen of Latvia and speaks Latvian. He received his education at Riga State Gymnasium No.1 and the University of Latvia, where he has also worked as an employee. He has been awarded the Order of the Three Stars.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
Norway
Active from
1964
Active to
2024
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Ivars Godmanis (born 27 November 1951) is a Latvian politician. He was the first Prime Minister of Latvia after the country became independent from the Soviet Union, and he became a Prime Minister for the second time in December 2007. Godmanis served as Prime Minister from 1990 to 1993, focusing primarily on Latvia's difficult economic transition from a communist to a capitalist economy. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ivars+Godmanis">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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President
Valdis Zatlers
Preceded by
Aigars Kalvītis
Succeeded by
Valdis Dombrovskis
Born
( 1951-11-27 ) 27 November 1951 (age 74) , Riga , Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Party
Popular Front of Latvia (1988–1993) Latvian Way (1997–2007) Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way (2007–2011)
Alma mater
University of Latvia

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Latvia
Place of birth
Riga
Occupation
physicist
Political party
Latvian Way
Languages spoken
Latvian
Image
Ivars Godmanis saeima.jpg
Work location
Riga
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Ivars Godmanis
date of birth
1951-11-27
name in native language
Ivars Godmanis
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Encyclopedic overview

Ivars Godmanis (on left) at meeting of Latvia government and deployers of US embassy in Riga Ivars Godmanis (born 27 November 1951) is a Latvian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Latvia from 1990 to 1993 and again from 2007 to 2009. He was the first prime minister of Latvia after the country restored its independence from the Soviet Union.

Political career

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