President of the State: elected by majority vote of the Diet; 3 year term (limit 2), Prime Minister appointed by the President
Council of Ministers: nominated by the Prime Minister

President: Vaira Vike-Freiberga
Prime Minister: Andris Skele

Cabinet:

• Deputy Prime Minister, Guntars Krasts
• Minister of Culture, Karina Petersone
• Minister of Defense, Valdis Kristovskis
• Minister of Economics, Ainars Slesers
• Minister of Education & Science, Janis Gaigals
• Minister of Environmental & Regional Development, Vents Balodis
• Minister of European Integration, Guntars Krasts
• Minister of Finance, Ivars Godmanis
• Minister of Foreign Affairs, Valdis Birkavs
• Minister of Interior, Roberts Jurdzs
• Minister of Justice, Ingrida Labucka
• Minister of Special Tasks for Cooperation with International Financial Institutions, Roberts Zile
• Minister of Transport, Anatolijs Gorbunovs
• Minister of Welfare, Makarovs Vladimirs
• State Minister for Environment, Inese Vaidere
• State Minister for Revenue Alja Poca
 
 

Diet [Saeima]: 100 representatives; elected by party list vote (5% barrier) from 5 multi-seat constituencies; 4 year term
 
 

Supreme Court: confirmed by the Diet
 

26 counties [rajons]: Aizkraukles, Aluksnes, Balvu, Bauskas, Cesu, Daugavpils, Dobeles, Gulbenes, Jekabpils, Jelgavas, Kraslavas, Kuldigas, Liepajas, Limbazu, Ludzas, Madonas, Ogres, Preiju, Rezeknes, Rigas, Saldus, Talsu, Tukuma, Valkas, Valmieras, Ventspils

7 municipalities: Daugavpils, Jelgava, Jurmala, Leipaja, Rezekne, Riga, Ventspils
 
 

Democratic Party Master—DPS [Demokratiska Partija Saimnieks]; politics 4; Chairman Ziedonis Cevers
LZS/LKDS coalition—LZS-LKDS
Christian Democrat Union—LKDS [Latvijas Kristigo Demokratu Savieniba]; Talavs Jundzis
Latvian Farmers Union—LZS [Latvijas Zemnieku Savieniba]; Andris Rozentals
Latvia's Way—LC [Savieniba Latvijas Celš]; politics 4; Valdis Birkavs; Andrei Pantelejevs
Latvian Social-Democratic Workers Party—LSDA; Janis Dinevics
Latvian Socialist Party—LSP [Latvijas Socialistiska Partija]; politics 2; Sergejs Diamanis
Latvian Unity Party—LVP [Latvijas Vienibas Partija]; politics N; A. Kauls
National Harmony Party—TSP [Tautas Saskadias Partija]; politics 3; Janis Jurkans
New Party—JP [Jauna Partija]; politics 5
People's Movement For Latvia—TKL [Tautas Kustibas Latvijai]; politics 8I; Joachim Siegerist
People's Party—TP [Tautas Partija]; politics 7
TB-LNNK Coalition—TB-LNNK
Fatherland and Freedom—TB [Tevzemei un Brivibai]; politics N; Maris Grinblats
Latvian National Conservative Party—LNNK [Latvijas Nacionala Konservativa Partija]; politics 7; Anna Seile; Andrejs Krastins
Latvian Green Party—LSZ; Olegs Batarevsk
 

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