The minister of finance of Latvia is a member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia, and is the political leader of the Ministry of Finance of Latvia. Māris Kučinskis is the current officeholder since 28 May 2026.
Ministers from 1926 to 1940 Arturs Alberings, 10 September 1926 — 18 December 1926 Voldemārs Bastjānis, 19 December 1926 — 23 January 1928 Pēteris Juraševskis, 24 January 1928 — 7 March 1928 Roberts Liepiņš, 8 March 1928 — 30 November 1928 Ansis Petrevics, 1 December 1928 — 26 March 1931 Jānis Annuss, 27 March 1931 — 6 December 1931 Gustavs Zemgals, 11 December 1931 — 20 February 1932 Marģers Skujenieks, 21 February 1932 — 23 March 1933 Jānis Annuss, 24 March 1933 — 16 March 1934 Ēvalds Rimbenieks, 17 March 1934 — 15 May 1934 Ludvigs Ēķis, 16 May 1934 — 15 June 1938 Alfrēds Valdmanis, 16 June 1938 — 25 October 1939 Jānis Kaminskis, 26 October 1939 — 16 June 1940 Source:
Ministers since 1990 NameTook officeLeft officePartyElmārs Siliņš14 May 199018 May 1993IndependentUldis Osis3 August 199319 September 1994Latvian WayAndris Piebalgs19 September 199425 May 1995Latvian WayIndra Sāmīte25 May 199521 December 1995Latvian WayAivars Kreituss21 December 19952 October 1996Democratic Party "Saimnieks"Andris Šķēle2 October 199616 January 1997IndependentVasīlijs Meļņiks17 January 199722 January 1997Democratic Party "Saimnieks"Andris Šķēle22 January 199726 February 1997IndependentRoberts Zīle27 February 199726 November 1998For Fatherland and Freedom (until 7 August 1997)For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK (after 7 August 1997)Ivars Godmanis26 November 199816 July 1999Latvian WayEdmunds Krastiņš16 July 19995 May 2000People's PartyGundars Bērziņš5 May 20007 November 2002People's PartyValdis Dombrovskis7 November 20029 March 2004New Era PartyOskars Spurdziņš9 March 200420 December 2007People's PartyAtis Slakteris20 December 200712 March 2009People's PartyEinars Repše12 March 20093 November 2010New Era PartyAndris Vilks3 November 20105 November 2014Civic Union (until 6 August 2011)Unity (from 6 August 2011)Jānis Reirs5 November 201411 February 2016UnityDana Reizniece-Ozola11 February 201623 January 2019Union of Greens and FarmersJānis Reirs23 January 201914 December 2022New UnityArvils Ašeradens14 December 202228 May 2026New UnityMāris Kučinskis28 May 2026IncumbentUnited List Source:
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