Rihards Kozlovskis
Rihards Kozlovskis | |
|---|---|
Kozlovskis in 2015 | |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| Assumed office 15 September 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Evika Siliņa |
| Preceded by | Māris Kučinskis |
| In office 25 October 2011 – 23 January 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Linda Mūrniece |
| Succeeded by | Sandis Ģirģens |
| Member of the Saeima | |
| Assumed office 7 February 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1969 Riga, Latvian SSR (now Latvia) |
| Political party | Reform Party (2011–2014) Unity (2014–present) |
| Alma mater | Latvian 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; he had previously served in the same position from 2011 to 2019. He is a member of Unity.[1] Between 2011 and 2014 he was a member of the Reform Party.[2]
Early life
Kozlovskis was born in 1969 in Riga.[3] He first attended Riga Primary School No. 69 from 1976 to 1986, but switched to Murjani Sports Gymnasium in the 1986 school year and graduated from there in 1987.[4] In 1993 he graduated from the Latvian Academy of Sport Education for his postsecondary education.[5] In 1991, he started working as an inspector for the Ministry of the Interior before later that year becoming an inspector in the Government Security Service until 1993.[2] From 1994 to 1996, while studying, he served as senior inspector at the State Department of Economic Sovereignty Protection. [2] He then worked at the Security Police until 2005, eventually becoming deputy chief of the police department.[2] He then qualified to become a lawyer through the Faculty of Law at the University of Latvia in 2003.[1]
Political career
Kozlovskis was appointed Interior Minister on 25 October 2011.[6]
On 7 December 2015, Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma resigned.[7] In her resignation press release, she recommended Kozlovskis as her successor.[8]
He was once again named Minister of the Interior as part of Evika Siliņa's cabinet on 15 September 2023.[9] He has focused during his time on minister getting ready underground shelters to prepare a defense after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10] He also focused on closing the borders, saying the country was in a "hybrid border war".[11]
Honours and awards
He has received the Order of Viesturs for his work during the 2006 Riga Summit.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Apstiprināta jaunā valdība. Deklarācijas vadmotīvs – "Latvija ir latviska, labklājīga, droša un iekļaujoša Eiropas valsts" - LV portāls". LV Portals (in Latvian). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Rihards Kozlovskis". Puaro (in Latvian). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Par drošību tiem, kas rūpējas par citu drošību :: Diena.lv". Diena. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Rihards Kozlovskis | Ministru kabinets". www.mk.gov.lv. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Latvijas Sporta pedagoģijas akadēmijas PADOMNIEKU KONVENTS" (PDF). lspa.lv. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Saeima izsaka uzticību Dombrovska trešajai valdībai" (in Latvian). Delfi. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Lettlands ledare hoppar av". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 7 December 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Statement by Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma". web.archive.org. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "«Jaunā Vienotība», ZZS un «Progresīvie» paraksta koalīcijas līgumu un valdības deklarāciju". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ Cook, Ellie (3 December 2024). "Europe Quietly Prepares for World War III". Newsweek. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Kozlovskis: Rosinājums daļēji slēgt robežpunktus nav vienas dienas lēmums". LSM (in Latvian). 18 March 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Latvijas Valsts prezidenta mājas lapa". web.archive.org. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
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