Speaker of the Saeima


The Speaker of the Saeima is the speaker of the Parliament of Latvia, the Saeima.
If the President of Latvia resigns from office, dies or is removed from office before their term has ended, the Chairperson of the Saeima shall assume the duties of the President until the Saeima has elected a new President. Similarly, the Chairperson of the Saeima shall assume the duties of the President if the latter is away from Latvia or for any other reason unable to fulfil the duties of office.
The Chairman of the Saeima must be elected at the first meeting of the current convocation of the Saeima.

Speakers of the Saeima (1922-1934)

; Parties
No.NamePortraitPeriodParty
1Frīdrihs VesmanisNovember 7, 1922 – March 17, 1925Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party
2Pauls KalniņšMarch 20, 1925 – May 15, 1934Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party

Chairman of the Supreme Council (1990-1993)

; Parties
No.NamePortraitPeriodParty
3Anatolijs GorbunovsMay 3, 1990 – July 6, 1993Communist Party of Latvia

Speakers of the Saeima (after 1993)

; Parties
No.NamePortraitPeriodParty
'Anatolijs GorbunovsAugust 21, 1991 - February 13, 1993Popular Front of Latvia
'Anatolijs GorbunovsJuly 6, 1993 - November 7, 1995Latvian Way
4Ilga KreituseNovember 7, 1995 – September 26, 1996Democratic Party "Saimnieks"
5Alfrēds ČepānisSeptember 26, 1996 – November 3, 1998Democratic Party "Saimnieks"
6Jānis StraumeNovember 3, 1998 – November 5, 2002For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK
7Ingrīda ŪdreNovember 5, 2002 – November 7, 2006Union of Greens and Farmers
8Indulis EmsisNovember 7, 2006 – September 24, 2007Union of Greens and Farmers
9Gundars DaudzeSeptember 24, 2007 – November 2, 2010Union of Greens and Farmers
10Solvita ĀboltiņaNovember 2, 2010 – November 4, 2014Unity
11Ināra MūrnieceNovember 4, 2014 – IncumbentNational Alliance

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from:07/11/1922 till:17/03/1925 color:pink shift: text:Frīdrihs Vesmanis
from:20/03/1925 till:15/05/1934 color:pink shift: text:Pauls Kalniņš
from:15/05/1934 till:17/06/1940 color:red shift: text:Kārlis Ulmanis coup, no Saeima
from:17/06/1940 till:04/05/1990 color:red shift: text:Soviet and Nazi occupation
from:04/05/1990 till:06/07/1993 color:red shift: text:Supreme Council of Latvia
from:06/07/1993 till:07/11/1995 color:skyblue shift:text:Anatolijs Gorbunovs
from:07/11/1995 till:26/09/1996 color:tan2 shift: text:Ilga Kreituse
from:26/09/1996 till:03/11/1998 color:tan2 shift: text:Alfrēds Čepānis
from:03/11/1998 till:05/11/2002 color:yellow shift: text:Jānis Straume
from:05/11/2002 till:07/11/2006 color:green shift: text:Ingrīda Ūdre
from:07/11/2006 till:24/09/2007 color:green shift: text:Indulis Emsis
from:24/09/2007 till:02/11/2010 color:green shift: text:Gundars Daudze
from:02/11/2010 till:04/11/2014 color:blue shift: text:Solvita Āboltiņa
from:04/11/2014 till:end color:yellow shift: text:Ināra Mūrniece