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Speaker of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia
Speaker of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia
Latvijas Republikas Saeimas priekšsēdētājs
	Flag of the Speaker of the Saeima
	Incumbent; Daiga Mieriņa; since 20 September 2023
Style	Mister Speaker (informal); The Honorable (formal)
Seat	Saeima, City of Riga, Latvia
Appointer	Saeima
Term length	No term limit
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Latvia
Formation	11 July 1922; 102 years ago
First holder	Frīdrihs Vesmanis
Salary	€36,000 annually

The Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian: Saeimas priekšsēdētājs; lit. "Chairperson of the Saeima") is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Latvia, the Saeima.^[1]^[2]

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

LSDSP

No.	Name	Portrait	Period	Party
1	Frīdrihs Vesmanis		November 7, 1922 – March 17, 1925	Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party
2	Pauls Kalniņš		March 20, 1925 – May 15, 1934	Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party

Chairman of the Supreme Council (1990–1993)

Parties

LKP

No.	Name	Portrait	Period	Party
3	Anatolijs Gorbunovs		May 3, 1990 – July 6, 1993	Communist Party of Latvia (until 1991)

Speakers of the Saeima (after 1993)

Parties

LC LTF DP-S TB/LNNK ZZS-LZS ZZS-LZP ZZS-LUV NA-VL-TB/LNNK United List (Latvia)

No.	Name	Period	Party
(3)	Anatolijs Gorbunovs	August 21, 1991 – February 13, 1993	Popular Front of Latvia
(3)	Anatolijs Gorbunovs	July 6, 1993 – November 7, 1995	Latvian Way
4	Ilga Kreituse	November 7, 1995 – September 26, 1996	Democratic Party "Saimnieks"
5	Alfrēds Čepānis	September 26, 1996 – November 3, 1998	Democratic Party "Saimnieks"
6	Jānis Straume	November 3, 1998 – November 5, 2002	For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK
7	Ingrīda Ūdre	November 5, 2002 – November 7, 2006	Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvian Farmers' Union)
8	Indulis Emsis	November 7, 2006 – September 24, 2007	Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvian Green Party)
9	Gundars Daudze	September 24, 2007 – November 2, 2010	Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvijai un Ventspilij)
10	Solvita Āboltiņa	November 2, 2010 – November 4, 2014	Unity (New Era Party)
11	Ināra Mūrniece	November 4, 2014 – November 1, 2022	National Alliance
12	Edvards Smiltēns	November 1, 2022 – September 20, 2023	United List (Latvian Association of Regions)
13	Daiga Mieriņa	September 20, 2023 – Incumbent	Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvian Farmers' Union)