Imants Viesturs Lieģis was the Latvian

Government of Latvia

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 Minister of Defence. He was born in the United Kingdom

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. He is a member of the parliamentary Civic Union

Civic Union (Latvia)

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 party, which was formed in May 2008. Lieģis was appointed to the defence ministry post in March 2009, as part of the new six-party coalition government headed by Valdis Dombrovskis

Valdis Dombrovskis

Valdis Dombrovskis is the Prime Minister of Latvia. He previously served as Latvia's Minister of Finance and as a Member of the European Parliament for the New Era Party.-Education and science career:...

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Lieģis served previously as Latvia's ambassador to NATO, a post to which he was appointed in 1997 while also serving as ambassador to the Benelux

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countries.