List of ministers of culture of Latvia
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The Minister of Culture of Latvia is a member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia, and is the political leader of the Ministry of Culture of Latvia. Nauris Puntulis is the current minister since 8 July 2019.
Ministers of Culture of the Republic of Latvia
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | |
| 1 | Raimonds Pauls | 16 May 1990 | 3 August 1993 | Independent |
| Ministry merged into the Ministry of Education and Science, State Minister of Culture: Raimonds Pauls (3 August 1993 - 20 September 1993), Jānis Dripe (20 September 1993 - 19 September 1994) | ||||
| 2 | Jānis Dripe | 19 September 1994 | 21 December 1995 | Latvian Way |
| 3 | Ojārs Spārītis | 21 December 1995 | 22 July 1996 | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| 4 | Rihards Pīks | 12 August 1996 | 20 June 1997 | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| 5 | Ramona Umblija | 7 August 1997 | 26 November 1998 | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| 6 | Karina Pētersone | 26 November 1998 | 7 November 2002 | Latvian Way |
| 7 | Inguna Rībena | 7 November 2002 | 9 March 2004 | New Era Party |
| 8 | Helēna Demakova | 9 March 2004 | 12 January 2009[1] | People's Party |
| 9 | Ints Dālderis | 12 March 2009 | 3 November 2010 | People's Party (until 19 March 2010) |
| Independent (from 19 March 2010 to 28 June 2010) | ||||
| New Era Party (from 28 June 2010) | ||||
| 10 | Sarmīte Ēlerte | 3 November 2010 | 25 October 2011 | Civic Union (Unity since 6 August 2011) |
| 11 | Žaneta Jaunzeme-Grende | 25 October 2011 | 16 September 2013 | National Alliance |
| 12 | Dace Melbārde | 31 October 2013 | 4 July 2019[1] | Independent (until February 2014) |
| National Alliance (from February 2014) | ||||
| 13 | Nauris Puntulis | 8 July 2019 | present | National Alliance |
Ministers of Culture of the Latvian SSR during the Soviet occupation of Latvia
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | |
| 1 | Jānis Ostrovs[2] | 1953 | 1958 | Latvian Communist Party |
| 2 | Voldemārs Kalpiņš | 1958 | 1961, December[3] | Latvian Communist Party |
| 3 | Vladimirs Kaupužs | 1962 | 1986[4] | Latvian Communist Party |
| 4 | Jāzeps Barkāns | 1986 | 1988 | Latvian Communist Party |
| 5 | Ivars Ķezbers | 1988 | 1988 | Latvian Communist Party |
| 5 | Raimonds Pauls (As chair of the State Committee for Culture) | 1989 | 1990 (1993) | Independent |
Notes
- ^ a b Date of demission.
- ^ History of the Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia
- ^ Ideālais kultūras ministrs – Voldemārs Kalpiņš Latvijas Avīze 2011
- ^ Lai diriģenti mierā un dalībniekiem neapniktu Diena 2008 (in Latvian)