Siliņa cabinet

Siliņa cabinet
Siliņa cabinet
; 42nd Cabinet of Republic of Latvia
Date formed	15 September 2023
People and organisations
Head of state	Edgars Rinkēvičs
Head of government	Evika Siliņa
Member party	New Unity; Union of Greens and Farmers; The Progressives
Status in legislature	Majority coalition government 51 / 100 (51%)
Opposition party	United List; National Alliance; For Stability!; Latvia First
Opposition leader	Edgars Tavars; Raivis Dzintars; Aleksejs Rosļikovs; Ainārs Šlesers
History
Election	2022 Latvian parliamentary election
Legislature term	14th Saeima
Predecessor	Second Kariņš cabinet

The Evika Siliņa cabinet (Latvian: Siliņas ministru kabinets) is the 42nd and current government of Latvia, sworn in on 15 September 2023 after Evika Siliņa was proposed as Prime Minister by President Edgars Rinkēvičs and elected by the Saeima.^[2]

The government is a coalition between New Unity, Union of Greens and Farmers, and The Progressives.^[3]

Party breakdown

	New Unity	8
	Union of Greens and Farmers	4
	The Progressives	3

Composition

Nr.	Office	Image	Incumbent	Party	In Office
	Prime Minister of Latvia Prime Minister of Latvia		Evika Siliņa	New Unity	15 September 2023 –
1.	Minister for Defence of Latvia Minister for Defence		Andris Sprūds	The Progressives	15 September 2023 –
2.	Minister for Foreign Affairs		Krišjānis Kariņš	New Unity	15 September 2023 – 10 April 2024
2.	Minister for Foreign Affairs	File:Baiba Braže at the Foreign Affairs Council Roundtable - 2024.jpg	Baiba Braže	New Unity	19 April 2024 –
3.	Minister for Economics		Viktors Valainis	Union of Greens and Farmers	15 September 2023 –
4.	Minister for Finance		Arvils Ašeradens	New Unity	15 September 2023 –
5.	Minister for the Interior		Rihards Kozlovskis	New Unity	15 September 2023 –
6.	Minister for Education and Science		Anda Čakša	New Unity	15 September 2023 –
7.	Minister for Climate and Energy		Kaspars Melnis	Union of Greens and Farmers	15 September 2023 –
8.	Minister for Culture		Agnese Logina	The Progressives	15 September 2023 – 17 June 2024
8.	Minister for Culture		Agnese Lāce	The Progressives	20 June 2024 –
9.	Minister for Welfare		Uldis Augulis	Union of Greens and Farmers	15 September 2023 –
10.	Minister for Transport		Kaspars Briškens	The Progressives	15 September 2023 –
11.	Minister for Justice		Inese Lībiņa-Egnere	New Unity	15 September 2023 –
12.	Minister for Health		Hosams Abu Meri	New Unity	15 September 2023 –
13.	Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development		Inga Bērziņa	New Unity	15 September 2023 –
14.	Minister for Agriculture		Armands Krauze	Union of Greens and Farmers	15 September 2023 –

Notes

^ GKR MP Oļegs Burovs confirmed that his party will cooperate with ZZS in current Saeima, and support the new coalition government which includes ZZS.^[1]

References

^ "'Honor to Serve Rīga' to cooperate with ZZS". eng.lsm.lv.
^ "Saeima ar 53 balsīm apstiprina Evikas Siliņas valdību". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-09-15.
^ ""Jaunā Vienotība", ZZS un "Progresīvie" paraksta koalīcijas līgumu un valdības deklarāciju". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-09-15.

[2] GKR MP Oļegs Burovs confirmed that his party will cooperate with ZZS in current Saeima, and support the new coalition government which includes ZZS.^[1]

[1] "'Honor to Serve Rīga' to cooperate with ZZS". eng.lsm.lv.

[3] "Saeima ar 53 balsīm apstiprina Evikas Siliņas valdību". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-09-15.

[4] ""Jaunā Vienotība", ZZS un "Progresīvie" paraksta koalīcijas līgumu un valdības deklarāciju". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-09-15.

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