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Speaker of the Saeima

Field	Value
post	Speaker
native_name	Latvijas Republikas Saeimas priekšsēdētājs
style	Mister Speaker (informal)
The Honorable (formal)
salary	€36,000 annually
first	Frīdrihs Vesmanis
formation
constituting_instrument	Constitution of Latvia
termlength	No term limit
appointer	Saeima
seat	Saeima, City of Riga, Latvia
body	the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia
incumbentsince	20 September 2023
incumbent	Daiga Mieriņa
imagesize	200px
image	Valsts pārvaldes un pašvaldības komisijas sēde - Daiga Mieriņa.jpg
flagcaption	Flag of the Speaker of the Saeima
flagsize	125px
flag	Flag of the Speaker of the Saeima of Latvia.svgborder

The Honorable (formal)

The Speaker of the Saeima (; lit. "Chairperson of the Saeima") is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Latvia, the Saeima.

If the President of Latvia resigns from office, dies or is removed from office before their term has ended, the Speaker of the Saeima shall assume the duties of the President until the Saeima has elected a new President. Similarly, the Speaker of the Saeima shall assume the duties of the President if the latter is away from Latvia or for any other reason unable to fulfil the duties of office.

The Speaker of the Saeima must be elected at the first meeting of the current convocation of the Saeima.

List of speakers

Speakers of the Saeima (1922–1934)

Parties

No.	Name	Portrait	Period	Party
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party}}; color:white"	1	Frīdrihs Vesmanis	[[File:Frīdrihs Vesmanis 1920s.jpg	75px]]	November 7, 1922 – March 17, 1925	Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party}}; color:white"	2	Pauls Kalniņš	[[File:Pauls Kalnins, łotewski polityk, kandydat w wyborach prezydenckich - fotografia sytuacyjna.jpg	75px]]	March 20, 1925 – May 15, 1934	Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party

Chairman of the Supreme Council (1990–1993)

Parties

No.	Name	Portrait	Period	Party
Communist Party of Latvia}}; color:white"	3	Anatolijs Gorbunovs	[[File:Anatolijs Gorbunovs 2015-05-04.jpg	75px]]	May 3, 1990 – July 6, 1993	Communist Party of Latvia (until 1991)

Speakers of the Saeima (after 1993)

Parties

No.	Name	Portrait	Period	Party
Popular Front of Latvia}}; color:white"	(3)	Anatolijs Gorbunovs	[[Image:Anatolijs_Gorbunovs_2015-05-04.jpg	75px]]	August 21, 1991 – February 13, 1993	Popular Front of Latvia
Latvian Way}}; color:white"	(3)	July 6, 1993 – November 7, 1995	Latvian Way
Democratic Party "Saimnieks"}}; color:white"	4	Ilga Kreituse	[[File:Ilga Kreituse 2012.jpg	75px]]	November 7, 1995 – September 26, 1996	Democratic Party "Saimnieks"
Democratic Party "Saimnieks"}}; color:white"	5	Alfrēds Čepānis	[[File:Alfrēds Čepānis in 2018.jpg	75px]]	September 26, 1996 – November 3, 1998	Democratic Party "Saimnieks"
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK}}; color:white"	6	Jānis Straume	[[File:Jānis_Straume.jpg	75px]]	November 3, 1998 – November 5, 2002	For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK
Latvian Farmers' Union}}; color:white"	7	Ingrīda Ūdre	[[File:Ingrīda Latimira.jpg	75px]]	November 5, 2002 – November 7, 2006	Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvian Farmers' Union)
Latvian Green Party}}; color:white"	8	Indulis Emsis	[[File:Flickr_-_Saeima_-_9.Saeimas_deputāts_Indulis_Emsis.jpg	75px]]	November 7, 2006 – September 24, 2007	Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvian Green Party)
For Latvia and Ventspils}}; color:white"	9	Gundars Daudze	[[File:Flickr_-_Saeima_-_10.Saeimas_deputāts_Gundars_Daudze.jpg	75px]]	September 24, 2007 – November 2, 2010	Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvijai un Ventspilij)
New Era Party}}; color:white"	10	Solvita Āboltiņa	[[File:Solvita Āboltiņa 2011.jpg	75px]]	November 2, 2010 – November 4, 2014	Unity (New Era Party)
National Alliance (Latvia)}}; color:white"	11	Ināra Mūrniece	[[File:12.Saeimas_priekšsēdētāja_Ināra_Mūrniece_(42993645042) (cropped).jpg	75px]]	November 4, 2014 – November 1, 2022	National Alliance
United List (Latvia)}}; color:white"	12	Edvards Smiltēns	[[File:Edvards_Smiltēns.jpg	75px]]	November 1, 2022 – September 20, 2023	United List (Latvian Association of Regions)
Latvian Farmers' Union}}; color:white"	13	Daiga Mieriņa	[[File:Valsts pārvaldes un pašvaldības komisijas sēde - Daiga Mieriņa (cropped).jpg	75px]]	September 20, 2023 – Incumbent	Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvian Farmers' Union)

Timeline

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from:07/11/1922 till:17/03/1925 color:pink shift:($dx,-8) text:Frīdrihs Vesmanis from:20/03/1925 till:15/05/1934 color:pink shift:($dx,-8) text:Pauls Kalniņš from:15/05/1934 till:17/06/1940 color:red shift:($dx,0) text:Kārlis Ulmanis coup, no Saeima from:17/06/1940 till:04/05/1990 color:red shift:($dx,0) text:Soviet and Nazi occupation from:04/05/1990 till:06/07/1993 color:red shift:($dx,0) text:Supreme Council of Latvia from:06/07/1993 till:07/11/1995 color:skyblue shift:($dx,-6) text:Anatolijs Gorbunovs from:07/11/1995 till:26/09/1996 color:drabgreen shift:($dx,-4) text:Ilga Kreituse from:26/09/1996 till:03/11/1998 color:drabgreen shift:($dx,-5) text:Alfrēds Čepānis from:03/11/1998 till:05/11/2002 color:yellow shift:($dx,-5) text:Jānis Straume from:05/11/2002 till:07/11/2006 color:green shift:($dx,-4) text:Ingrīda Ūdre from:07/11/2006 till:24/09/2007 color:green shift:($dx,-4) text:Indulis Emsis from:24/09/2007 till:02/11/2010 color:green shift:($dx,-1) text:Gundars Daudze from:02/11/2010 till:04/11/2014 color:blue shift:($dx,-1) text:Solvita Āboltiņa from:04/11/2014 till:01/11/2022 color:yellow shift:($dx,-1) text:Ināra Mūrniece from:01/11/2022 till:20/09/2023 color:orange shift:($dx,-1) text:Edvards Smiltēns from:20/09/2023 till:end color:green shift:($dx,0) text:Daiga Mieriņa

References

[http://www.saeima.lv/index_eng.html Latvijas Republikas Saeima] {{webarchive. link. (2006-06-16)
[http://www.saeima.lv/pages/Emsis/main.jsp?category_id=610 Speaker of the Saeima]

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