Andris Bērziņš (Latvian President)
Appearance
Andris Bērziņš | |
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President of Latvia Elect | |
Assuming office 8 July 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Valdis Dombrovskis |
Succeeding | Valdis Zatlers |
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Born | Nītaure, Soviet Union (now Latvia) | 10 December 1944
Andris Bērziņš (born December 10, 1944) is a Latvian businessman and politician. He is the President-elect of Latvia, having won the presidential election held on June 2, 2011.[1]
From 1993 to 2004, Bērziņš was the President of Unibanka.
Political career
2011 presidential election
In the first round of the election, Bērziņš got 50 votes for and 48 against, while Valdis Zatlers got 43 for and 55 against (99 lawmakers cast votes, but one was invalid), meaning no one was elected.[2] In the second round, held later on the same day, Bērziņš got 53 votes, winning the election.[3] Andris Bērziņš takes office as president of Latvia on 8 July 2011.