Atis Slakteris

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Atis Slakteris
Minister of Finance
In office
20 December 2007 – 12 March 2009
Prime MinisterIvars Godmanis
Preceded byOskars Spurdziņš
Succeeded byEinars Repše
Minister of Defence
In office
8 April 2006 – 20 December 2007
Prime MinisterAigars Kalvītis
Preceded byLinda Mūrniece
Succeeded byVinets Veldre
In office
9 March 2004 – 2 December 2004
Prime MinisterIndulis Emsis
Preceded byĢirts Valdis Kristovskis
Succeeded byEinars Repše
Minister of Agriculture
In office
5 May 2000 – 7 November 2002
Prime MinisterAndris Bērziņš
Preceded byAigars Kalvītis
Succeeded byMārtiņš Roze
Personal details
Born (1956-11-21) 21 November 1956 (age 67)
Latvian University of Agriculture

Atis Slakteris (born 21 November 1956,

Minister of Finance from December 2007 to March 2009.[1]

Controversy

In late 2008, Slakteris gave an interview with

TV3 had been taken out of context and believed the controversy was politically engaged.[4]

References

  1. ^ "History". Finanšu Ministrija. Archived from the original on 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  2. ^ Mocking T-shirts, penguin jibes lighten mood in Latvia
  3. ^ Gasuna, Gunta (17 March 2009). "Nothing Special as Latvia penguins lampoon leaders". Reuters. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Slakteris: the "Nothing special" act was politically engaged". Baltic News Network. LETA. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2013.

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