Speaker of the Saeima

The Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian: Saeimas priekšsēdētājs, literally: Chairperson of the Saeima) is the speaker of the Parliament of Latvia, the Saeima. ^[1]^[2]

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

LSDSP

No.	Name	Period	Party
style="background:Template:Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party/meta/color; color:white"\| 1	Frīdrihs Vesmanis	November 7, 1922 – March 17, 1925	Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party
style="background:Template:Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party/meta/color; color:white"\| 2	Pauls Kalniņš	March 20, 1925 – May 15, 1934	Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party

Chairman of the Supreme Council (1990-1993)

Parties

LKP

No.	Name	Portrait	Period	Party
style="background:Template:Communist Party of Latvia/meta/color; color:white"\| 3	Anatolijs Gorbunovs		May 3, 1990 – July 6, 1993	Communist Party of Latvia (until 1991)

Speakers of the Saeima (after 1993)

Parties

LC LTF DP-S TB/LNNK ZZS-LZS ZZS-LZP ZZS-LUV NA-VL-TB/LNNK

No.	Name	Period	Party
style="background:Template:Popular Front of Latvia/meta/color; color:white"\| (3)	Anatolijs Gorbunovs	August 21, 1991 - February 13, 1993	Popular Front of Latvia
style="background:Template:Latvian Way/meta/color; color:white"\| (3)	Anatolijs Gorbunovs	July 6, 1993 - November 7, 1995	Latvian Way
style="background:Template:Democratic Party "Saimnieks"/meta/color; color:white"\| 4	Ilga Kreituse	November 7, 1995 – September 26, 1996	Democratic Party "Saimnieks"
style="background:Template:Democratic Party "Saimnieks"/meta/color; color:white"\| 5	Alfrēds Čepānis	September 26, 1996 – November 3, 1998	Democratic Party "Saimnieks"
style="background:Template:For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK/meta/color; color:white"\| 6	Jānis Straume	November 3, 1998 – November 5, 2002	For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK
style="background:Template:Latvian Farmers' Union/meta/color; color:white"\| 7	Ingrīda Ūdre	November 5, 2002 – November 7, 2006	Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvian Farmers' Union)
style="background:Template:Latvian Green Party/meta/color; color:white"\| 8	Indulis Emsis	November 7, 2006 – September 24, 2007	Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvian Green Party)
style="background:Template:For Latvia and Ventspils/meta/color; color:white"\| 9	Gundars Daudze	September 24, 2007 – November 2, 2010	Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvijai un Ventspilij)
style="background:Template:New Era Party/meta/color; color:white"\| 10	Solvita Āboltiņa	November 2, 2010 – November 4, 2014	Unity (New Era Party)
style="background:Template:National Alliance (Latvia)/meta/color; color:white"\| 11	Ināra Mūrniece	November 4, 2014 – Incumbent	National Alliance (All for Latvia! – For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK)