First Kariņš cabinet

The Kariņš cabinet is the government of Latvia. It was established on 23 January 2019, four months after the 2018 Latvian parliamentary election.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The composition of the Kariņš cabinet is as follows:^[1]^[2]

Position	Name	Party		Dates
Prime Minister	Krišjānis Kariņš	style="background-color: Template:Unity (Latvia)/meta/color"\|	New Unity	23 January 2019 –
Minister for Justice Vice Prime Minister	Jānis Bordāns		New Conservative Party	23 January 2019 –
Minister for Defence Vice Prime Minister	Artis Pabriks		Development/For!	23 January 2019 –
Minister for Economics	Ralfs Nemiro		KPV LV	23 January 2019 – 16 March 2020
Minister for Economics	Jānis Vitenbergs		KPV LV	2 April 2020 –
Minister for Finance	Jānis Reirs	style="background-color: Template:Unity (Latvia)/meta/color"\|	New Unity	23 January 2019 –
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Edgars Rinkēvičs	style="background-color: Template:Unity (Latvia)/meta/color"\|	New Unity	25 October 2011 –
Minister for the Interior	Sandis Ģirģens		KPV LV	23 January 2019 –
Minister for Education and Science	Ilga Šuplinska		New Conservative Party	23 January 2019 –
Minister for Culture	Dace Melbārde	style="background-color: Template:National Alliance (Latvia)/meta/color"\|	National Alliance	31 October 2013 – 4 July 2019
Minister for Culture	Nauris Puntulis	style="background-color: Template:National Alliance (Latvia)/meta/color"\|	National Alliance	8 July 2019 –
Minister for Welfare	Ramona Petraviča		KPV LV	23 January 2019 –
Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development	Juris Pūce		Development/For!	23 January 2019 –
Minister for Transport	Tālis Linkaits		New Conservative Party	23 January 2019 –
Minister for Health	Ilze Viņķele		Development/For!	23 January 2019 –
Minister for Agriculture	Kaspars Gerhards	style="background-color: Template:National Alliance (Latvia)/meta/color"\|	National Alliance	23 January 2019 –

Opinion polling for Latvian PM Krišjānis Kariņš


Fieldwork date	Polling firm/Commissioner	Sample Size	Positive	Negative	No opinion	Total
May 2020	Latvijas Fakti	–	57	29	14	+28
published on May 12th 2020	SKDS/LTV	–	51,8	31,1	17,1	+20,7
April 2020	Latvijas Fakti	–	54	28	18	+26
April 2020	SKDS/LA	–	46,2	30,6	23,2	+15,6
7–26 April 2020	Factum	708	51	17	32	+34
March 2020	Latvijas Fakti	–	48	32	20	+16
February 2020	Latvijas Fakti	–	40	37	23	+3
January 2020	Latvijas Fakti	–	38	38	24	0
December 2019	Latvijas Fakti	–	36	44	20	-8
30 Nov – 11 Dec 2019	SKDS/NRA	1538	–	–	–	-6.4
November 2019	Latvijas Fakti	–	41	35	24	+6
published on November 6th 2019	Kantar TNS	–	–	–	–	4,3/10
October 2019	Latvijas Fakti	–	41	37	22	+4
September 2019	Latvijas Fakti	–	40	29	31	+11
August 2019	Latvijas Fakti	–	43	29	28	+14
July 2019	Latvijas Fakti	–	46	31	23	+15
June 2019	Latvijas Fakti	–	46	28	25	+18
May 2019	Latvijas Fakti	–	41	35	24	+6
April 2019	Latvijas Fakti	–	40	35	25	+5
March 2019	Latvijas Fakti	–	44	30	26	+14
February 2019	Latvijas Fakti	–	39	25	36	+14
February 2019	SKDS/NRA	–	38,0	25,8	36,2	+12,2
January 2019	Latvijas Fakti	–	38	31	31	+7

References

^ ^a ^b "Latvia gets a new government led by Krišjānis Kariņš". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Latvia's New Prime Minister Announces His Cabinet". Consuladoletonialisboa.com. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "Politicians discuss the pros and cons of Kariņš's government". Baltic News Network. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "Latvian coalition parties sign Kariņš's government declaration". Baltic News Network. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "Latvia's Karins confirmed as PM, ending lengthy political deadlock". Reuters. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[NewGovt-1] "Latvia gets a new government led by Krišjānis Kariņš". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[Announces-2] "Latvia's New Prime Minister Announces His Cabinet". Consuladoletonialisboa.com. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[3] "Politicians discuss the pros and cons of Kariņš's government". Baltic News Network. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[4] "Latvian coalition parties sign Kariņš's government declaration". Baltic News Network. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[5] "Latvia's Karins confirmed as PM, ending lengthy political deadlock". Reuters. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

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