National
Minister for Justice
- Latvian: Tieslietu ministrs
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Saeima
- Exact method
- Takes office when the Saeima expresses confidence in the Cabinet proposed by the Prime Minister-designate (Constitution Arts. 56, 59).
- Chosen by
- Saeima
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Edvards Smiltēns Report Source: mk.gov.lv, checked
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: Minister for Justice, Minister for Justice in Latvian
- 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: Edvards Smiltēns, current term