(1951-11-27) 27 November 1951 (age 72) Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Political party
Popular Front of Latvia (1988–1993) Latvian Way (1997–2007) Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way (2007–2011)
Alma mater
University of Latvia
As the Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Ivars Godmanis (on left) at meeting of Latvia government and deployers of US embassy in Riga
Ivars Godmanis (born 27 November 1951) is a Latvian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Latvia from 1990 to 1993 and again from 2007 to 2009. He was the first Prime Minister of Latvia after the country restored its independence from the Soviet Union.
IvarsGodmanis (born 27 November 1951) is a Latvian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Latvia from 1990 to 1993 and again from 2007 to 2009...
Ivars is a Latvian masculine given name, derived from Scandinavian Ivar. It also occurs as a surname in some cases. IvarsGodmanis (born 1951), Latvian...
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2009, following the resignation of IvarsGodmanis, President Valdis Zatlers nominated Dombrovskis to succeed Godmanis as Prime Minister. It was believed...
Andris Bērziņš (from 2000 to 2002). A fifth former prime minister, IvarsGodmanis, joined the Latvian Way party after his term as prime minister ended...
salary regardless of if they had or had not been to work. Prime minister IvarsGodmanis regularly held meetings with commanders of individual barricades, the...
Latvian poet IvarsGodmanis, Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia, MeP Uldis Ģērmanis, Latvian historian and writer Ivars Kalviņš, Latvian...
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sang "Cosmos Rockin'" with Rodgers. Former Prime Minister of Latvia IvarsGodmanis was a guest in Riga playing the drums on "All Right Now", with Taylor...
future time". 4 May is now a national holiday in Latvia. On 7 May 1990, IvarsGodmanis of the Latvian Popular Front was elected chairman of the Council of...
formed, with the participation of the same parties, led by former PM IvarsGodmanis, a respectable public figure, and member of Latvian Way. The government...
Took office Left office Days 10 IvarsGodmanis (born 1951) 7 May 1990 3 August 1993 1136 Popular Front of Latvia Godmanis I LTF LC joined later SC (1990)...
trade unions there organised a rally against the cabinet of premier IvarsGodmanis. The rally gathered some 10–20 thousand people. In the evening the rally...
Aigars Kalvītis and Minister of Transport in the second government of IvarsGodmanis, both of whom are party members. Other formerly prominent Latvian politicians...
second Godmanis cabinet was the government of Latvia from 20 December 2007 to 12 March 2009. It was the second government to be led by IvarsGodmanis, who...
President of Latvia In office 7 July 1993 – 7 July 1999 Prime Minister IvarsGodmanis Valdis Birkavs Māris Gailis Andris Šķēle Guntars Krasts Vilis Krištopāns...
office 24 September 2007 – 2 November 2010 Premier Valdis Dombrovskis IvarsGodmanis Aigars Kalvītis Head of the President's Chancery In office 8 July 2011 –...
the Soviet Union and was the first of two governments to be led by IvarsGodmanis, who was also Prime Minister from 2007 to 2009. It took office on 7...
régimes. See Latvian Diplomatic Service in exile. 20th Godmanis I 7 May 1990 – 3 August 1993 IvarsGodmanis LTF, LC 21st Birkavs 3 August 1993 – 19 September...
full Latvian independence after a "transitional" period; 3 days later, IvarsGodmanis was chosen Council of Ministers Chairman, or Prime Minister. In January...
Tautas fronte, became the deputy speaker of parliament and his deputy, IvarsGodmanis, became the prime minister. Many other members of Tautas fronte took...
Jaundžeikars 3 November 2005 7 November 2006 Latvia's First Party 25 IvarsGodmanis 7 November 2006 20 December 2007 Latvian Way (until 25 August 2007)...
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