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Ivars Godmanis (born November 27, 1951) is a Latvian politician. He was the first Prime Minister of Latvia after the country became independent from the Soviet Union, and he became a Prime Minister for the second time in December 2007.
He was born in Riga. Godmanis served as Prime Minister from 1990 to 1993, focusing primarily on Latvia's difficult economic transition from a communist to a capitalist economy. He later served as Finance Minister from 1998 to 1999. Though originally associated with the Latvian Popular Front, he later switched to the Latvian Way party. In November 2006, following elections in which the Latvia's Way Party in union with Latvia's First Party returned to Parliament, Godmanis became Interior Minister.
On December 14, 2007, Godmanis was nominated as Prime Minister by President Valdis Zatlers.[1] He was approved by parliament on December 20, with 54 votes in favor and 43 opposed.[2]
On June 18th, 2008, he was injured in a car accident.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Godmanis nominated for prime minister", The Baltic Times, December 19, 2007.
- ^ "Latvia’s old coalition back in power", Reuters (The Peninsula Online), December 21, 2007.
- ^ "Latvian PM fractures skull in Riga car accident", AFP (Canada.com), Wednesday, June 18, 2008.
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