List of ministers of culture of Latvia
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The minister of culture of Latvia is a member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia, and is the political leader of the Ministry of Culture of Latvia. Agnese Logina is the current minister since 15 September 2023.
List of ministers of culture
Republic of Latvia
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party | |
| 1 | Raimonds Pauls | 16 May 1990 | 3 August 1993 | Independent |
| Ministry merged into the Ministry of Education and Science, State Minister of Culture: Raimonds Pauls (3 August 1993 - 20 September 1993), Jānis Dripe (20 September 1993 - 19 September 1994) | ||||
| 2 | Jānis Dripe | 19 September 1994 | 21 December 1995 | Latvian Way |
| 3 | Ojārs Spārītis | 21 December 1995 | 22 July 1996 | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| 4 | Rihards Pīks | 12 August 1996 | 20 June 1997 | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| 5 | Ramona Umblija | 7 August 1997 | 26 November 1998 | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| 6 | Karina Pētersone | 26 November 1998 | 7 November 2002 | Latvian Way |
| 7 | Inguna Rībena | 7 November 2002 | 9 March 2004 | New Era Party |
| 8 | Helēna Demakova | 9 March 2004 | 12 January 2009[1] | People's Party |
| 9 | Ints Dālderis | 12 March 2009 | 3 November 2010 | People's Party (until 19 March 2010) |
| Independent (from 19 March 2010 to 28 June 2010) | ||||
| New Era Party (from 28 June 2010) | ||||
| 10 | Sarmīte Ēlerte | 3 November 2010 | 25 October 2011 | Civic Union (Unity since 6 August 2011) |
| 11 | Žaneta Jaunzeme-Grende | 25 October 2011 | 16 September 2013 | National Alliance |
| 12 | Dace Melbārde | 31 October 2013 | 4 July 2019[1] | Independent (until February 2014) |
| National Alliance (from February 2014) | ||||
| 13 | Nauris Puntulis | 8 July 2019 | 15 September 2023 | National Alliance |
| 13 | Agnese Logina | 15 September 2023 | present | The Progressives |
Latvian SSR during the Soviet occupation of Latvia
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party | |
| 1 | Jānis Ostrovs[2] | 1953 | 1958 | Latvian Communist Party |
| 2 | Voldemārs Kalpiņš | 1958 | 1961, December[3] | Latvian Communist Party |
| 3 | Vladimirs Kaupužs | 1962 | 1986[4] | Latvian Communist Party |
| 4 | Jāzeps Barkāns | 1986 | 1988 | Latvian Communist Party |
| 5 | Ivars Ķezbers | 1988 | 1988 | Latvian Communist Party |
| 5 | Raimonds Pauls (As chair of the State Committee for Culture) | 1989 | 1990 (1993) | Independent |
Notes
- ^ a b Date of demission.
- ^ History of the Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia
- ^ Ideālais kultūras ministrs – Voldemārs Kalpiņš Latvijas Avīze 2011
- ^ Lai diriģenti mierā un dalībniekiem neapniktu Diena 2008 (in Latvian)