Speaker of the Saeima
{{Infobox official post
| post = Speaker
| native_name = {{lang|lv|Latvijas Republikas Saeimas priekšsēdētājs}}
| style = Mister Speaker {{small|(informal)}}
The Honorable {{small|(formal)}}
| salary = €36,000 annually
| succession =
| first = Frīdrihs Vesmanis
| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1922|7|11}}
| constituting_instrument = Constitution of Latvia
| termlength = No term limit
| appointer = Saeima
| nominator =
| seat = Saeima, City of Riga, Latvia
| status =
| department =
| 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
| insigniacaption =
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| flagcaption = Flag of the Speaker of the Saeima
| flagsize = 125px
| flag = Flag of the Speaker of the Saeima of Latvia.svg{{!}}border
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{{Politics of Latvia}}
The Speaker of the Saeima ({{langx|lv|Saeimas priekšsēdētājs}}; lit. "Chairperson of the Saeima") is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Latvia, the Saeima.[http://www.saeima.lv/index_eng.html Latvijas Republikas Saeima] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616210553/http://www.saeima.lv/index_eng.html |date=2006-06-16 }}[http://www.saeima.lv/pages/Emsis/main.jsp?category_id=610 Speaker of 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
{{legend2|{{party color|Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party}}|LSDSP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
| class="wikitable"
!No. !! Name !! Portrait !! Period !! Party | ||||
| style="background:{{party color|Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party}}; color:white"| 1 | Frīdrihs Vesmanis | 75px | November 7, 1922 – March 17, 1925 | Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party |
| style="background:{{party color|Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party}}; color:white"| 2 | Pauls Kalniņš | 75px | March 20, 1925 – May 15, 1934 | Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party |
=Chairman of the Supreme Council (1990–1993)=
Parties
{{legend2|{{party color|Communist Party of Latvia}}|LKP|border=1px solid #FF0000}}
| class="wikitable"
!No. !! Name !! Portrait !! Period !! Party | ||||
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of Latvia}}; color:white"| 3 | Anatolijs Gorbunovs | 75px | May 3, 1990 – July 6, 1993 | Communist Party of Latvia (until 1991) |
=Speakers of the Saeima (after 1993)=
Parties
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{{legend2|{{party color|Popular Front of Latvia}}|LTF|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Democratic Party "Saimnieks"}}|DP-S|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK}}|TB/LNNK|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Latvian Farmers' Union}}|ZZS-LZS|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Latvian Green Party}}|ZZS-LZP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|For Latvia and Ventspils}}|ZZS-LUV|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|National Alliance (Latvia)}}|NA-VL-TB/LNNK|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|United List (Latvia)}}|United List (Latvia)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
| class="wikitable"
!No. !! Name !! Portrait !! Period !! Party | ||||
| style="background:{{party color|Popular Front of Latvia}}; color:white"| (3)
|rowspan=2| Anatolijs Gorbunovs |rowspan=2| 75px |August 21, 1991 – February 13, 1993 | ||||
| style="background:{{party color|Latvian Way}}; color:white"| (3)
|July 6, 1993 – November 7, 1995 | ||||
| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party "Saimnieks"}}; color:white"| 4 | Ilga Kreituse | 75px | November 7, 1995 – September 26, 1996 | Democratic Party "Saimnieks" |
| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party "Saimnieks"}}; color:white"| 5 | Alfrēds Čepānis | 75px | September 26, 1996 – November 3, 1998 | Democratic Party "Saimnieks" |
| style="background:{{party color|For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK}}; color:white"| 6 | Jānis Straume | 75px | November 3, 1998 – November 5, 2002 | For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK |
| style="background:{{party color|Latvian Farmers' Union}}; color:white"| 7 | Ingrīda Ūdre | 75px | November 5, 2002 – November 7, 2006 | Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvian Farmers' Union) |
| style="background:{{party color|Latvian Green Party}}; color:white"| 8 | Indulis Emsis | 75px | November 7, 2006 – September 24, 2007 | Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvian Green Party) |
| style="background:{{party color|For Latvia and Ventspils}}; color:white"| 9 | Gundars Daudze | 75px | September 24, 2007 – November 2, 2010 | Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvijai un Ventspilij) |
| style="background:{{party color|New Era Party}}; color:white"| 10 | Solvita Āboltiņa | 75px | November 2, 2010 – November 4, 2014 | Unity (New Era Party) |
| style="background:{{party color|National Alliance (Latvia)}}; color:white"| 11 | Ināra Mūrniece | 75px | November 4, 2014 – November 1, 2022 | National Alliance |
| style="background:{{party color|United List (Latvia)}}; color:white"| 12 | Edvards Smiltēns | 75px | November 1, 2022 – September 20, 2023 | United List (Latvian Association of Regions) |
| style="background:{{party color|Latvian Farmers' Union}}; color:white"| 13 | Daiga Mieriņa | 75px | September 20, 2023 – Incumbent | Union of Greens and Farmers (Latvian Farmers' Union) |
= Timeline =
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Period = from:1922 till:2024
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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