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Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia

  • Latvian: Ministru kabinets

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What it can't do

A caretaker role is possible: after a Saeima election the Cabinet continues until a new Cabinet wins the Saeima's confidence. The Kulbergs Cabinet took office on 28 May 2026 after Prime Minister Siliņa resigned on 14 May 2026.

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Who sits on it

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Sources for who sits on it

  • Prime Minister likumi.lv · checked
  • Andris Kulbergs as Prime Minister mk.gov.lv · checked
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  • Minister for Defence likumi.lv · checked
  • Raivis Melnis as Minister for Defence mk.gov.lv · checked
  • Minister for Justice likumi.lv · checked
  • Edvards Smiltēns as Minister for Justice mk.gov.lv · checked
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs likumi.lv · checked
  • Baiba Braže as Minister for Foreign Affairs mk.gov.lv · checked
  • Minister for Agriculture likumi.lv · checked
  • Uldis Augulis as Minister for Agriculture lm.gov.lv · checked
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  • Minister for Culture likumi.lv · checked
  • Nauris Puntulis as Minister for Culture mk.gov.lv · checked
  • Minister for Economics likumi.lv · checked
  • Viktors Valainis as Minister for Economics mk.gov.lv · checked
  • Minister for Education and Science likumi.lv · checked
  • Ilze Indriksone as Minister for Education and Science mk.gov.lv · checked
  • Minister for Smart Administration and Regional Development likumi.lv · checked
  • Edgars Tavars as Minister for Smart Administration and Regional Development mk.gov.lv · checked
  • Minister for Finance likumi.lv · checked
  • Māris Kučinskis as Minister for Finance mk.gov.lv · checked
  • Minister for Health likumi.lv · checked
  • Hosams Abu Meri as Minister for Health mk.gov.lv · checked
  • Minister for Interior likumi.lv · checked
  • Jānis Dombrava as Minister for Interior mk.gov.lv · checked
  • Minister for Transport likumi.lv · checked
  • Rihards Kozlovskis as Minister for Transport mk.gov.lv · checked
  • Minister for Climate and Energy likumi.lv · checked
  • Jānis Vitenbergs as Minister for Climate and Energy mk.gov.lv · checked
  • Minister for Welfare lm.gov.lv · checked
  • Uldis Augulis as Minister for Welfare lm.gov.lv · checked
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What it can do

  • Executive power

    Administrative institutions of the State are under the authority of the Cabinet (Art. 58); it is formed by the person the President invites (Art. 56).

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Sources for what it can do

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Sources

  • likumi.lv · checked likumi.lv (official legal portal of Latvia), Satversme / Constitution of the Republic of Latvia (English), read 2026-10-12: Arts. 5-6, 10-12, 35-36, 56-59, 85 (structure, terms, appointments, election dates). For: Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia, Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia in Latvian, Executive power, Prime Minister, Minister for Defence and 12 more
  • wikidata.org · checked Text written from the constitution and parliament pages cited in the authority and office source rows, read 2026-10-12. For: What it can't do
  • lm.gov.lv · checked Ministry of Welfare of Latvia (Labklājības ministrija), lm.gov.lv/en, read 2026-10-12: the ministry exists and its minister is a member of the Cabinet; post not listed on mk.gov.lv/lv cabinet menu on 2026-10-12 (vacant). Fallback: Wikipedia (Kulbergs cabinet) says Reinis Uzulnieks held it 2026-05-28 to 2026-09-13; not loaded. For: Minister for Welfare
  • mk.gov.lv · checked Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia, Cabinet of Ministers page and /en/employee/ minister pages, read 2026-10-12: Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs and 13 ministers. Start dates not published on these pages. For: Andris Kulbergs as Prime Minister, Raivis Melnis as Minister for Defence, Edvards Smiltēns as Minister for Justice, Baiba Braže as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Uldis Augulis as Minister for Agriculture and 8 more
  • wikidata.org · checked Wikidata Q115604300 Andris Kulbergs, read 2026-10-12: Prime Minister since 2026-05-28 (Saeima confirmed his government with 66 votes). Fallback: Wikidata and Wikipedia (Andris Kulbergs), because mk.gov.lv does not give the start date. For: Andris Kulbergs as Prime Minister
  • lm.gov.lv · checked Ministry of Welfare of Latvia, staff page of Uldis Augulis, read 2026-10-12: title "Labklājības ministra pienākumu izpildītājs – zemkopības ministrs"; career entry "2026.28.05. - līdz šim brīdim - Latvijas Republikas zemkopības ministrs" (28 May 2026). mk.gov.lv/lv cabinet list (read same day) shows him as Zemkopības ministrs and no Welfare Minister. For: Uldis Augulis as Minister for Agriculture, Uldis Augulis as Minister for Welfare
  • mk.gov.lv · checked Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia, Māris Kučinskis staff page (lv), read 2026-10-12: Finanšu ministrs since 2026.28.05. Wikidata id Q6112509 matched by name and career (Prime Minister 2016-2019). For: Māris Kučinskis as Minister for Finance

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