Krasts cabinet

The Krasts cabinet was the government of Latvia from 7 August 1997 to 26 November 1998. It was led by Prime Minister Guntars Krasts. It took office on 7 August 1997, after the resignation of Andris Šķēle. It was replaced by the Krištopans cabinet on 26 November 1998, after the October 1998 election.

Position	Name	Party		Dates
Prime Minister	Guntars Krasts		For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK	7 August 1997 – 26 November 1998
Deputy Prime Minister	Juris Kaksītis		Democratic Party "Saimnieks"	7 August 1997 – 16 April 1998
	Anatolijs Gorbunovs		Latvian Way	7 August 1997 – 26 November 1998
Minister of Defence	Tālavs Jundzis		Christian People's Party	7 August 1997 – 27 October 1998
	Guntars Krasts (interim)		For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK	27 October 1998 – 26 November 1998
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Valdis Birkavs		Latvian Way	7 August 1997 – 26 November 1998
Minister for Economics	Atis Sausnītis		Democratic Party "Saimnieks"	7 August 1997 – 6 April 1998
	Guntars Krasts (interim)		For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK	6 April 1998 – 8 April 1998
	Anatolijs Gorbunovs		Latvian Way	9 April 1998 – 4 May 1998
	Laimonis Strujevičs		Latvian Farmers' Union	4 May 1998 – 26 November 1998
Minister for Finance	Roberts Zīle		For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK	7 August 1997 – 26 November 1998
Minister for the Interior	Ziedonis Čevers		Democratic Party "Saimnieks"	7 August 1997 – 9 April 1998
	Tālavs Jundzis (interim)		Christian People's Party	9 April 1998 – 4 May 1998
	Andrejs Krastiņš		For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK	4 May 1998 – 26 November 1998
Minister for Education and Science	Juris Celmiņš		Democratic Party "Saimnieks"	7 August 1997 – 16 April 1998
	Vladimirs Makarovs (interim)		For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK	17 April 1998 – 4 May 1998
	Jānis Gaigals		Latvian Way	4 May 1998 – 26 November 1998
Minister for Culture	Ramona Umblija		Latvian Farmers' Union	7 August 1997 – 26 November 1998
Minister for Welfare	Vladimirs Makarovs		For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK	7 August 1997 – 26 November 1998
Minister for Transport	Vilis Krištopans		Latvian Way	7 August 1997 – 26 November 1998
Minister for Justice	Dzintars Rasnačs		For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK	7 August 1997 – 26 November 1998
Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development	Anatolijs Gorbunovs		Latvian Way	7 August 1997 – 26 November 1998
Minister for Agriculture	Andris Rāviņš		Latvian Farmers' Union	7 August 1997 – 26 November 1998
State Minister for State Revenues	Aija Poča		Latvian Way	7 August 1997 – 26 November 1998
State Minister for the Environment	Indulis Emsis		Latvian Green Party	7 August 1997 – 26 November 1998
State Minister for Municipal Affairs	Ēriks Zunda		Democratic Party "Saimnieks"	7 August 1997 – 19 April 1998
	Jānis Bunkšs		Latvian Way	4 May 1998 – 26 November 1998
State Minister for Health	Viktors Jaksons		For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK	7 August 1997 – 26 November 1998