Second Kariņš cabinet

Second Kariņš cabinet
41st Cabinet of Republic of Latvia
Date formed	14 December 2022
Date dissolved	15 September 2023
People and organisations
Head of state	Egils Levits (2022–2023) Edgars Rinkēvičs (2023)
Head of government	Krišjānis Kariņš
Member party	New Unity National Alliance United List
Status in legislature	Majority coalition government 54 / 100 (54%)
Opposition party	Union of Greens and Farmers For Stability! The Progressives Latvia First
Opposition leader	Viktors Valainis Kaspars Briškens Aleksejs Rosļikovs Ainārs Šlesers
History
Election	2022 Latvian parliamentary election
Legislature term	14th Saeima
Predecessor	First Kariņš' cabinet
Successor	Siliņa cabinet

The second Krišjānis Kariņš' cabinet (Latvian: Kariņa 2. ministru kabinets) was the 41st government of Latvia, sworn in on 14 December 2022 after Krišjānis Kariņš was proposed as Prime Minister by President Egils Levits and elected by the Saeima.^[1][2] The government was formed after the 2022 Latvian parliamentary election which was won decisively by Kariņš and his pro-western allies.^[3]

The government is a coalition between New Unity, National Alliance, and United List.^[4]

On 14 August 2023, Kariņš announced his resignation from the post of Prime Minister. One reason stated was the refusal of the National Alliance to approve Kariņš' proposal to invite The Progressives and the Union of Greens and Farmers to the coalition.^[5]

Party breakdown

New Unity	7
National Alliance	4
United List	4

Composition

Nr.	Office	Image	Incumbent	Party		In Office
	Prime Minister of Latvia Prime Minister of Latvia		Krišjānis Kariņš	New Unity		14 December 2022 – 15 September 2023
1.	Minister for Defence of Latvia Minister for Defence		Ināra Mūrniece	National Alliance		14 December 2022 – 15 September 2023
2.	Minister for Foreign Affairs		Edgars Rinkēvičs	New Unity		14 December 2022 – 8 July 2023
			Krišjānis Kariņš (acting)	New Unity		8 July 2023 – 15 September 2023
3.	Minister for Economics		Ilze Indriksone	National Alliance		14 December 2022 – 15 September 2023
4.	Minister for Finance		Arvils Ašeradens	New Unity		14 December 2022 – 15 September 2023
5.	Minister for the Interior		Māris Kučinskis	United List		14 December 2022 – 15 September 2023
6.	Minister for Education and Science		Anda Čakša	New Unity		14 December 2022 – 15 September 2023
7.	Minister for Climate and Energy		Raimonds Čudars	New Unity		14 December 2022 – 15 September 2023
8.	Minister for Culture		Nauris Puntulis	National Alliance		14 December 2022 – 15 September 2023
9.	Minister for Welfare		Evika Siliņa	New Unity		14 December 2022 – 15 September 2023
10.	Minister for Transport		Jānis Vitenbergs	National Alliance		14 December 2022 – 15 September 2023
11.	Minister for Justice		Inese Lībiņa-Egnere	New Unity		14 December 2022 – 15 September 2023
12.	Minister for Health		Līga Meņģelsone	United List		14 December 2022 – 15 September 2023
13.	Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development		Māris Sprindžuks	United List		14 December 2022 – 15 September 2023
14.	Minister for Agriculture		Didzis Šmits	United List		14 December 2022 – 15 September 2023

References

1. "Latvia's Russia-wary PM Karins gets final nod for government". Reuters. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
2. "New Latvian government can start work after being approved by Saeima". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
3. "Victory for pro-Western over pro-Moscow parties in Latvia's election". euronews. 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
4. "Three Latvian parties sign coalition deal to form government". AP News. 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
5. "Kariņš paziņo par demisiju". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-08-14.