The minister of the interior of Latvia is a member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia, and is the political leader of the Ministry of the Interior of Latvia. Jānis Dombrava is the current minister since May 29, 2026.
NameTook officeLeft officeParty1Miķelis Valters19 November 191831 August 1919Latvian Farmers' Union2Alfrēds Birznieks1 September 19198 December 1919Independent3Arveds Bergs9 December 191918 June 1921Non-Partisan Independent Centre4Alberts Kviesis18 June 192126 January 1923Latvian Farmers' Union5Pēteris Berģis27 January 192327 June 1923Democratic CentreAlfrēds Birznieks, 2nd term28 June 19238 May 1924Democratic Centre6Pēteris Juraševskis25 May 192418 December 1924Democratic Centre7Eduards Laimiņš19 December 192418 December 1926Latvian Farmers' Union8Marģers Skujenieks19 December 192623 January 1928Rural Workers' PartyEduards Laimiņš, 2nd term24 January 192826 March 1931Latvian Farmers' Union9Ansis Petrevics27 March 19315 December 1931National UnionMarģers Skujenieks, 2nd term6 December 193131 March 1932Progressive Union10Jānis Kauliņš31 March 193223 March 1933New Farmers-Small Landowners11Gotfrīds Mīlbergs24 March 193316 March 1934New Farmers-Small Landowners12Vilis Gulbis17 March 193417 January 1939LZS (until 1934 Latvian coup d'état)Independent (after 15 May 1934)13Kornēlijs Veidnieks18 January 193919 June 1940Ulmanis régime(14)Vilis Lācis20 June 194025 August 1940Soviet occupation Alternating Soviet and Nazi régimes. See Latvian Diplomatic Service in exile.14Aloizs Vaznis4 July 199020 November 1991Independent15Ziedonis Čevers20 November 19913 August 1993Independent16Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis3 August 199328 October 1994Latvian Way17Jānis Ādamsons11 November 199421 December 1995Latvian Way18Dainis Turlais21 December 199510 July 1997Democratic Party "Saimnieks" Ziedonis Čevers, 2nd term7 August 19979 April 1998Democratic Party "Saimnieks"19Andrejs Krastiņš4 May 199826 November 1998For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK20Roberts Jurdžs26 November 199816 July 1999For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK21Mareks Segliņš16 July 199930 September 2002People's Party22Māris Gulbis7 November 20029 March 2004New Era Party23 Ēriks Jēkabsons9 March 200421 October 2005Latvia's First Party24Dzintars Jaundžeikars3 November 20057 November 2006Latvia's First Party25Ivars Godmanis7 November 200620 December 2007Latvian Way (until 25 August 2007)LPP/LC (after 25 August 2007)Mareks Segliņš, 2nd term20 December 200712 March 2009People's Party26Linda Mūrniece12 March 20096 June 2011New Era Party27Rihards Kozlovskis25 October 201123 January 2019Unity28Sandis Ģirģens23 January 20193 June 2021KPV LV29Marija Golubeva3 June 202116 May 2022Development/For!30Artis Pabriks16 May 202226 May 2022Development/For!31Kristaps Eklons26 May 202214 December 2022Independent32Māris Kučinskis14 December 202215 September 2023United List(27)Rihards Kozlovskis15 September 202329 May 2026New Unity33Jānis Dombrava29 May 2026incumbentNational Alliance
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