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Māris Gailis
1951 - Today

Māris Gailis
Māris Gailis (born 9 July 1951) is a Latvian businessman and former politician. He is the former prime minister of Latvia, an office he held from September 1994 to December 1995. In the government of the Prime Minister Valdis Birkavs, Gailis became a Minister of State Reform; in the government of the Prime Minister Andris Šķēle, he was the Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development. As a member of the right-wing liberal political party Latvian Way, he was elected in the 5th Saeima and 6th Saeima. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Māris Gailis is the 17,098th most popular politician (down from 16,768th in 2024), the 194th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 190th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Latvian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Māris Gailis ranks 17,101 out of 19,576. Before him are Tarō Kōno, Titus Oates, Vitaly Mutko, Princess Alia bint Hussein, Tom Clarke, Fabian Picardo, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, Alexey Ulyukaev, and Luis de Guindos. After him are Isidore Mvouba, Hiram Johnson, and Jane Dee Hull.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTarō Kōno
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 17,099
Titus Oates
1649 - 1705
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 17,100
Vitaly Mutko
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 17,101
Princess Alia bint Hussein
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 17,102
Tom Clarke
1858 - 1916
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 17,103
Fabian Picardo
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 17,104
Zinetula Bilyaletdinov
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 17,105
Alexey Ulyukaev
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 17,106
Luis de Guindos
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 17,107
Māris Gailis
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 17,108
Isidore Mvouba
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 17,109
Hiram Johnson
1866 - 1945
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 17,110
Jane Dee Hull
1935 - 2020
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 17,111
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Māris Gailis ranks 588. Before him are Thibault Damour, Roger Wicker, Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, Abdelmajid Bourebbou, Edward Albert, and Oscar Hijuelos. After him are Janusz Lewandowski, Fița Lovin, Nobutaka Taguchi, Thomas Akers, Juan Carlos Oblitas, and Terrence Mann.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsThibault Damour
PHYSICIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 582
Roger Wicker
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 583
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2016
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 584
Abdelmajid Bourebbou
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 585
Edward Albert
ACTOR
1951 - 2006
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 586
Oscar Hijuelos
WRITER
1951 - 2013
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 587
Māris Gailis
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 588
Janusz Lewandowski
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 589
Fița Lovin
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 590
Nobutaka Taguchi
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 591
Thomas Akers
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 592
Juan Carlos Oblitas
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 593
Terrence Mann
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 594
In Latvia
Among people born in Latvia, Māris Gailis ranks 194 out of 323. Before him are Emīls Dārziņš (1875), Solvita Āboltiņa (1963), Valdis Valters (1957), Aleksandrs Starkovs (1955), Artūrs Irbe (1967), and John Konrads (1942). After him are Jānis Akuraters (1876), Roberts Zīle (1958), Nikolai Ekk (1902), Andrejs Prohorenkovs (1977), Ivans Klementjevs (1960), and Einars Repše (1961).
Others born in Latvia
Go to all RankingsEmīls Dārziņš
COMPOSER
1875 - 1910
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 188
Solvita Āboltiņa
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 189
Valdis Valters
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 190
Aleksandrs Starkovs
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 191
Artūrs Irbe
HOCKEY PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 192
John Konrads
SWIMMER
1942 - 2021
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 193
Māris Gailis
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 194
Jānis Akuraters
WRITER
1876 - 1937
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 195
Roberts Zīle
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 196
Nikolai Ekk
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1976
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 197
Andrejs Prohorenkovs
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2025
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 198
Ivans Klementjevs
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 199
Einars Repše
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 200
Among POLITICIANS In Latvia
Among politicians born in Latvia, Māris Gailis ranks 47. Before him are Indulis Emsis (1952), Laila Freivalds (1942), Aigars Kalvītis (1966), Inese Vaidere (1952), Alexei Kudrin (1960), and Solvita Āboltiņa (1963). After him are Roberts Zīle (1958), Ivans Klementjevs (1960), Einars Repše (1961), Guntars Krasts (1957), Andris Šķēle (1958), and Artis Pabriks (1966).
Indulis Emsis
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 41
Laila Freivalds
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 42
Aigars Kalvītis
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 43
Inese Vaidere
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 44
Alexei Kudrin
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 45
Solvita Āboltiņa
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 46
Māris Gailis
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 47
Roberts Zīle
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 48
Ivans Klementjevs
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 49
Einars Repše
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 50
Guntars Krasts
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 51
Andris Šķēle
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 52
Artis Pabriks
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 53












































