Rihards Kozlovskis | |
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Minister of the Interior | |
Assumed office 15 September 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Evika Siliņa |
Preceded by | Māris Kučinskis |
In office 25 October 2011 – 23 January 2019 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Linda Mūrniece |
Succeeded by | Sandis Ģirģens |
Member of the Saeima | |
Assumed office 7 February 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Riga, Latvian SSR (now Latvia) | 26 May 1969
Political party | Reform Party (2011–2014) Unity (2014–present) |
Alma mater | Latvian Academy of Sport Education University of Latvia |
Rihards Kozlovskis (born 26 May 1969) is a Latvian politician and lawyer. He has served as the Minister of the Interior of Latvia since 2023; and previously served in the same position from 2011 to 2019. He is a member of Unity. Between 2011 and 2014 he was a member of the Reform Party
Kozlovskis was appointed Interior Minister on 25 October 2011.[1]
On 7 December 2015, prime minister Laimdota Straujuma resigned. In her resignation press release, she recommended Kozlovskis as her successor.[2]
He was once again named minister of the interior as part of Evika Siliņa's cabinet.[3]
He has received the Order of Viesturs for his work during the 2006 Riga Summit.