List of ministers of the interior of Latvia
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The minister of the interior of Latvia is a member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia, and is the political leader of the Ministry of the Interior of Latvia. Rihards Kozlovskis is the current minister since September 15, 2023.
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miķelis Valters | 19 November 1918 | 31 August 1919 | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| 2 | Alfrēds Birznieks | 1 September 1919 | 8 December 1919 | Independent |
| 3 | Arveds Bergs | 9 December 1919 | 18 June 1921 | Non-Partisan Independent Centre |
| 4 | Alberts Kviesis | 18 June 1921 | 26 January 1923 | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| 5 | Pēteris Berģis | 27 January 1923 | 27 June 1923 | Democratic Centre |
| Alfrēds Birznieks, 2nd term | 28 June 1923 | 8 May 1924 | Democratic Centre | |
| 6 | Pēteris Juraševskis | 25 May 1924 | 18 December 1924 | Democratic Centre |
| 7 | Eduards Laimiņš | 19 December 1924 | 18 December 1926 | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| 8 | Marģers Skujenieks | 19 December 1926 | 23 January 1928 | Rural Workers' Party |
| Eduards Laimiņš, 2nd term | 24 January 1928 | 26 March 1931 | Latvian Farmers' Union | |
| 9 | Ansis Petrevics | 27 March 1931 | 5 December 1931 | National Union |
| Marģers Skujenieks, 2nd term | 6 December 1931 | 31 March 1932 | Progressive Union | |
| 10 | Jānis Kauliņš | 31 March 1932 | 23 March 1933 | New Farmers-Small Landowners |
| 11 | Gotfrīds Mīlbergs | 24 March 1933 | 16 March 1934 | New Farmers-Small Landowners |
| 12 | Vilis Gulbis | 17 March 1934 | 17 January 1939 | LZS (until 1934 Latvian coup d'état) |
| Independent (after 15 May 1934) | ||||
| 13 | Kornēlijs Veidnieks | 18 January 1939 | 19 June 1940 | Ulmanis régime |
| (14) | Vilis Lācis | 20 June 1940 | 25 August 1940 | Soviet occupation |
| Alternating Soviet and Nazi régimes. See Latvian Diplomatic Service in exile. | ||||
| 14 | Aloizs Vaznis | 4 July 1990 | 20 November 1991 | Independent |
| 15 | Ziedonis Čevers | 20 November 1991 | 3 August 1993 | Independent |
| 16 | Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis | 3 August 1993 | 28 October 1994 | Latvian Way |
| 17 | Jānis Ādamsons | 11 November 1994 | 21 December 1995 | Latvian Way |
| 18 | Dainis Turlais | 21 December 1995 | 10 July 1997 | Democratic Party "Saimnieks" |
| Ziedonis Čevers, 2nd term | 7 August 1997 | 9 April 1998 | Democratic Party "Saimnieks" | |
| 19 | Andrejs Krastiņš | 4 May 1998 | 26 November 1998 | For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK |
| 20 | Roberts Jurdžs | 26 November 1998 | 16 July 1999 | For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK |
| 21 | Mareks Segliņš | 16 July 1999 | 30 September 2002 | People's Party |
| 22 | Māris Gulbis | 7 November 2002 | 9 March 2004 | New Era Party |
| 23 | Ēriks Jēkabsons | 9 March 2004 | 21 October 2005 | Latvia's First Party |
| 24 | Dzintars Jaundžeikars | 3 November 2005 | 7 November 2006 | Latvia's First Party |
| 25 | Ivars Godmanis | 7 November 2006 | 20 December 2007 | Latvian Way (until 25 August 2007) |
| LPP/LC (after 25 August 2007) | ||||
| Mareks Segliņš, 2nd term | 20 December 2007 | 12 March 2009 | People's Party | |
| 26 | Linda Mūrniece | 12 March 2009 | 6 June 2011 | New Era Party |
| 27 | Rihards Kozlovskis | 25 October 2011[1] | 23 January 2019 | Unity |
| 28 | Sandis Ģirģens | 23 January 2019 | 3 June 2021 | KPV LV |
| 29 | Marija Golubeva | 3 June 2021 | 16 May 2022 | Development/For! |
| 30 | Artis Pabriks | 16 May 2022 | 26 May 2022 | Development/For! |
| 31 | Kristaps Eklons | 26 May 2022 | 14 December 2022 | Independent |
| 32 | Māris Kučinskis | 14 December 2022[2] | 15 September 2023 | United List |
| (27) | Rihards Kozlovskis | 15 September 2023[3] | Incumbent | New Unity |
- ^ "Saeima izsaka uzticību Dombrovska trešajai valdībai". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Māris Kučinskis takes office as Minister for the Interior | Iekšlietu ministrija". www.iem.gov.lv. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "«Jaunā Vienotība», ZZS un «Progresīvie» paraksta koalīcijas līgumu un valdības deklarāciju". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-11-05.