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Second Saeima of the Republic of Latvia
2. Latvijas Republikas Saeima
History
Founded
3 November 1925 (1925-11-03)
Disbanded
5 November 1928 (1928-11-05)
Preceded by
1st Saeima
Succeeded by
3rd Saeima
Leadership
Speaker of the Saeima
Frīdrihs Vesmanis (until 17 March 1925) Pauls Kalniņš (from 20 March 1925)
Structure
Politics of Latvia
Constitution
President
Edgars Rinkēvičs
Government
Prime Minister
Evika Siliņa
Cabinet
Siliņa
Saeima
Speaker
Edvards Smiltēns
Dissolution
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2nd Saeima was the parliament of Latvia from 3 November 1925, until 5 November 1928. The Social Democrat Pauls Kalniņš continued to hold the post of Speaker of the Saeima to which he was first elected during the 1st Saeima.
2nd Saeima gave confidence to the second cabinet of Kārlis Ulmanis (24 December 1925 – 6 May 1926), cabinet of Arturs Alberings (7 May 1926 – 18 December 1926), the firsts cabinet of Marģers Skujenieks (19 December 1926 – 23 January 1928) and cabinet of Pēteris Juraševskis (24 January 1928 – 30 November 1928).
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member of the Constitutional Assembly of Latvia (Satversmes sapulce) and Saeima (Parliament) and of the Ministry of Education Arts Department, founder and...
to the Church and gained its recognition in 1926. He was elected to the Saeima in the 1925 elections on the Party of the Orthodox list, and was re-elected...
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Francis Trasuns (October 16, 1864 – April 6, 1926) was a Latgalian priest, theologian and politician. He was a member of the State Duma of the Russian...
spiritual and political leader in Latvia. He served as a Member of Parliament (Saeima) for the Agudas Israel party. He headed the Jewish community in Latvia until...
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party, and member of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Saeima (Latvian parliament), representing Social Democrats, and Chairman...
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was elected to the Constitutional Assembly of Latvia, 1st Saeima, 2ndSaeima and 3rd Saeima, but no longer took part in governments. During 1921-1934...
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the post of Speaker of the Saeima to which he was first elected during the 1st Saeima. 3rd Saeima gave confidence to the 2nd cabinet of Hugo Celmiņš (1...
election of State President and increase his powers. 4th Saeima gave confidence to the 2nd cabinet of Marģers Skujenieks (6 December 1931 – 23 March...
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