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Guntars Krasts

1957 - Today

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Guntars Krasts (born 16 October 1957) is a Latvian politician, former Prime Minister, and former Member of the European Parliament for the single Latvia constituency. Born in Riga, he was the Minister of Economy of Latvia from December 1995 to August 1997, Prime Minister of Latvia from August 1997 to November 1998, and the Deputy Prime Minister from November 1998 to June 1999. Krasts was a member of Saeima, the Latvian parliament, from June 1999 until being elected to the European Parliament in 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guntars Krasts is the 17,422nd most popular politician (down from 17,321st in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from Latvia (up from 204th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Latvian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Guntars Krasts ranks 17,422 out of 19,576Before him are Jorge Fernández Díaz, Jake Garn, Alen Simonyan, Don Young, Tip O'Neill, and David Thompson. After him are Louis A. Johnson, Teodor Meleșcanu, Bhanu Athaiya, Enele Sopoaga, George Santos, and Andris Šķēle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Guntars Krasts ranks 541Before him are Takahiro Kimura, Manuel Sarabia, Bruno Delbonnel, Geir Ivarsøy, Phyllida Lloyd, and Valer Toma. After him are Piet Wildschut, Eddie Deezen, Sílvia Munt, Patricia Tallman, Elizabeth Mrema, and Antonio López.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Guntars Krasts ranks 203 out of 323Before him are Roberts Zīle (1958), Nikolai Ekk (1902), Ivans Klementjevs (1960), Einars Repše (1961), Vera Zozulya (1956), and Alvis Hermanis (1965). After him are Jānis Ķipurs (1958), Andris Šķēle (1958), Vitālijs Astafjevs (1971), Jānis Timma (1992), Inta Kļimoviča (1951), and Renārs Kaupers (1974).

Among POLITICIANS In Latvia

Among politicians born in Latvia, Guntars Krasts ranks 51Before him are Alexei Kudrin (1960), Solvita Āboltiņa (1963), Māris Gailis (1951), Roberts Zīle (1958), Ivans Klementjevs (1960), and Einars Repše (1961). After him are Andris Šķēle (1958), Artis Pabriks (1966), Ināra Mūrniece (1970), Nils Ušakovs (1976), Daniel Fridman (1976), and Martins Dukurs (1984).