The foreign minister of the Republic of Latvia is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is charged with being the architect Latvian foreign policy and carrying out diplomatic orders by the president of Latvia. The position was first created in 1918 after Latvian independence, and re-established in May 1990 following the restoration of the country's independence from the USSR. From October 2011 until July 2023, the position was held by Edgars Rinkēvičs.
List of ministers Name PortraitTerm of office Political party Jānis Jurkāns 22 May 199010 November 1992 Popular Front of Latvia Georgs Andrejevs 10 November 19927 June 1994 Latvian Way Valdis Birkavs 19 September 199416 July 1999 Latvian Way Indulis Bērziņš 16 July 19997 November 2002 Latvian Way Sandra Kalniete 7 November 20029 March 2004 Independent Rihards Pīks 9 March 200419 July 2004 People's Party Artis Pabriks 21 July 200428 October 2007 People's Party Māris Riekstiņš 8 November 200717 March 2010 People's Party Aivis Ronis 29 April 20103 November 2010 Independent Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis 3 November 201025 October 2011 Unity Edgars Rinkēvičs25 October 20118 July 2023 Reform Party Unity Krišjānis Kariņš 8 July 202310 April 2024 Unity Baiba Braže 19 April 2024Incumbent Unity
See also Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Latvia)