Imants Viesturs Lieģis (born 30 April 1955) is a Latvian diplomat and politician. Since 2016, he has served as Latvia's ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to France,[1] as well as non-resident ambassador to Algeria, Morocco and Monaco.
Imants Lieģis | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 12 March 2009 – 3 November 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Valdis Dombrovskis |
| Preceded by | Vinets Veldre |
| Succeeded by | Artis Pabriks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1955 Meriden, England, UK |
| Political party | The Progressives;[citation needed] previously Civic Union |
| Education | Newcastle University |
He served as Latvia's defence minister from 2009 to 2010.[2] Lieģis was appointed to the defence ministry post in March 2009, as part of the new six-party coalition government headed by Valdis Dombrovskis.[3] In 2010, he joined the Civic Union party and was elected to the Parliament, he was Chairman of the European Affairs Committee and Chairman of Delegation to the NATO PA until October 2011.[citation needed]
He is a board member of the European Leadership Network.[4]
A career diplomat, Lieģis served previously as Latvia's ambassador to NATO,[5] a post to which he was appointed in 1997 while also serving as ambassador to the Benelux countries.[6] Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain from September 2008 to March 2009. Ambassador to Hungary from 2012 to 2016.[7]
He was born in the United Kingdom. Trained in law, Lieģis worked as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of England and Wales from 1979 to 1991.[citation needed]
He is a Senior Network Member at the European Leadership Network (ELN).[8]
References
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- ^ "Dombrovska valdība gatava" (in Latvian). Diena. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ^ "Timeline: Latvia". BBC News. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ^ "Home". europeanleadershipnetwork.org.
- ^ "NATO crisis prompts candidates' jitters". BBC News. 13 February 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ^ "Latvia to replace ambassadors to several countries". BNS News Agency. 14 June 2000. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ^ "Latvijas Valsts prezidenta mājas lapa". www.president.lv. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Senior Network". www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
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