Māris Grīnblats
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Māris Grīnblats is a Latvia
n politician for For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK (TB/LNNK).
Grīnblats was a member of the Citizens' Congress
, and a leader of the 18th November Union that emerged from it. He became the founding leader of For Fatherland and Freedom
(TB), a party that was created from 18th November Union, in 1993. After the 1995 parliamentary election
, Grīnblats, as leader of the centre-right 'National Bloc' coalition formed around TB, was asked to become Prime Minister
, but, on 23 November, he failed to get the confidence of the Saeima
: falling short by one vote. Instead, he became Minister for Education and Science and a Deputy Prime Minister to Andris Šķēle
.
During Grīnblats leadership of TB, it merged with Latvian National Independence Movement
to form the TB/LNNK, and Grīnblats became the party's first chairman. He remained in that position until 2002, at the beginning of the 8th Saeima, when he became President of the TB/LNNK's faction in the national legislature, the Saeima
, which he remained in the 9th Saeima.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n politician for For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK (TB/LNNK).
Grīnblats was a member of the Citizens' Congress
Citizens' Congress
The Citizens' Congress of the Republic of Latvia was an organisation established in Latvia in 1989 as part of the Latvian independence movement. It was formed in defiance of the Soviet regime's Latvian SSR, whose authority it denied, and claimed direct lineage to the interwar Latvian republic. ...
, and a leader of the 18th November Union that emerged from it. He became the founding leader of For Fatherland and Freedom
For Fatherland and Freedom
For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK , abbreviated to TB/LNNK, was a free market national conservative political party in Latvia. It has two members in Latvia's parliament, the Saeima, and belongs to the National Alliance, which has eight seats....
(TB), a party that was created from 18th November Union, in 1993. After the 1995 parliamentary election
Latvian parliamentary election, 1995
Elections for 6th Saeima, the parliament of Latvia were held on September 30 and October 1, 1995. There were lists of candidates from 19 political parties. The voter participation was 72.65%, with 965,339 out of 1,328,779 eligible voters casting votes....
, Grīnblats, as leader of the centre-right 'National Bloc' coalition formed around TB, was asked to become Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Latvia
The Prime Minister of Latvia is the most powerful member of the Government of the Republic of Latvia, and presides over the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers...
, but, on 23 November, he failed to get the confidence of the Saeima
Saeima
Saeima is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote. Elections are scheduled to be held once every four years,...
: falling short by one vote. Instead, he became Minister for Education and Science and a Deputy Prime Minister to Andris Šķēle
Andris Škele
Andris Šķēle is a Latvian politician and Business oligarch. He has served two terms as Prime Minister of Latvia from 21 December 1995 to 7 August 1997, and from 16 July 1999 to 5 May 2000....
.
During Grīnblats leadership of TB, it merged with Latvian National Independence Movement
Latvian National Independence Movement
The Latvian National Independence Movement was a political organization in Latvia from 1988 till mid-1990s.It formed in 1988, as the radical wing of Latvian nationalist movement...
to form the TB/LNNK, and Grīnblats became the party's first chairman. He remained in that position until 2002, at the beginning of the 8th Saeima, when he became President of the TB/LNNK's faction in the national legislature, the Saeima
Saeima
Saeima is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote. Elections are scheduled to be held once every four years,...
, which he remained in the 9th Saeima.