Edgars Rinkēvičs
Edgars Rinkēvičs (born 21 September 1973) is a Latvian public official and politician who is the President of Latvia since 8 July 2023. He has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia from 2011 to 2023. He is the first openly gay head of state in a European Union country.[1]
Edgars Rinkēvičs | |
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.jpg) Rinkēvičs in 2023 | |
| 11th President of Latvia | |
| Assumed office 8 July 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš Evika Siliņa |
| Preceded by | Egils Levits |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 25 October 2011 – 8 July 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Valdis Dombrovskis Laimdota Straujuma Māris Kučinskis Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš |
| Preceded by | Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis |
| Succeeded by | Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (acting) |
| President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | |
| In office 17 May 2023 – 8 July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1973
(aged 52) Jūrmala, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Latvia) |
| Political party | Latvian Way (1998–2004) Reform Party (2012–2014) Unity (2014–2023) |
| Alma mater | University of Latvia Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy |
Edgars Rinkēvičs Media
Rinkēvičs with Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi, 2 July 2021
Rinkēvičs with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, 7 March 2022
LVA Order of the Three Stars - Commander BAR
Ribbon bar of the Latvian Cross of Recognition
LVA Order of Viesturs V kl
LVA Order of the Three Stars - Commander BAR
Comm Medal for Adv Lv Mem NATO
AM Par ieguldijumu BS attistiba
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References
- ↑ "EU's First Openly Gay Head of State Elected by Latvian Assembly" (in en). Bloomberg.com. 2023-05-31. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-31/eu-s-first-openly-gay-head-of-state-elected-by-latvian-assembly. Retrieved 2023-05-31.