Anatolijs Gorbunovs

Anatolijs Gorbunovs
Анатолий Горбунов
Gorbunovs in 2015
Speaker of the Saeima
In office
6 July 1993 – 7 November 1995
Preceded byPosition established
(Himself as Chairman of the Supreme Council)
Succeeded byIlga Kreituse
Chairman of the Supreme Council
In office
3 May 1990 – 6 July 1993
Preceded byPosition established
(Himself as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
(Himself as Speaker of the Saeima
Guntis Ulmanis as President of Latvia)
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
Preceded byAleksandrs Drīzulis
Succeeded byPosition abolished
(Himself as Chairman of the Supreme Council)
Personal details
Born (1942-02-10) 10 February 1942 (age 82)
Political partyLatvian Way
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of Latvia (until 1991)

Anatolijs Gorbunovs, also known as Anatoly Valeryanovich Gorbunov (Russian: Анато́лий Валериа́нович Горбуно́в; born 10 February 1942) is a Latvian politician who served as the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet during the final years of the Soviet regime in Latvia and as Chairman of the Supreme Council of Latvia during the first years after the country regained its independence.

In the latter capacity he was effectively the acting head of state before the election of the Fifth Saeima in 1993. He continued to serve as the Speaker of the Saeima until 1995.

Political career

From 1974 to 1988, he held various positions in the Communist Party of Latvia, with his highest position being the Secretary of the Central Committee. Unlike many other Communist Party members in Latvia, Gorbunovs supported the Latvian independence movement. From 1988 to 1990 he was also Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. From 1989 through 1995, he was speaker of the Latvian parliament. During this period, Latvian independence was restored de facto in 1991. As speaker of the parliament, Gorbunovs was acting State President per the 1922 Constitution until 1993, when Guntis Ulmanis was elected president.

Gorbunovs joined the Latvian Way party in 1993 and remained Speaker of the Saeima until 1995 and a member of parliament until 2002. Between 1995 and 2002, he served as Minister of Regional Development, Minister of Transportation and Deputy Prime Minister.

Political offices
Preceded by Acting President of Latvia
1991–1993
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the Saeima
1993–1995
Succeeded by

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ Upon the expiration of Kviesis's term, Prime minister Kārlis Ulmanis illegally merged the Presidency and the Premiership, holding both offices himself. After the Soviet occupation Prime Minister Augusts Kirhenšteins was the illegitimate Acting President from 21 July to 25 August 1940

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