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Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia

Profile for Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia. Every fact below is a verbatim quote from a real document we have stored. ↩ See the full Record

Relationships
controls Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIDD)
controls Latvian Geospatial Information Agency (LGIA)
controls State Agency "Latvian War Museum"
controls National Defence Military Facilities and Procurement Centre (VAMOIC)
controls Youth Guard and Information Centre
controls Latvian National Armed Forces
controls National Defence Academy of Latvia
member_of Government of Latvia
controls Latvian National Armed Forces
appointed Andris Sprūds
appointed Jānis Zālītis
appointed Jānis Zālītis
other Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia
member_of Latvian War Museum
member_of Latvian National Armed Forces
member_of National Defence Academy of Latvia
controls Soviet Union
controls Latvian National Armed Forces
employed_by Raivis Melnis
employed_by Airis Rikveilis
employed_by Lauma Zommere
controls Latvian National Armed Forces
member_of Raivis Melnis
member_of Tālavs Jundzis
Established facts
  • The defence minister of the Republic of Latvia is the head of the Ministry of Defence. ↗ · source
  • The position of Minister of Defence was re-established in November 1991. ↗ · source
  • Raivis Melnis has been the Minister of Defence since 28 May 2026. ↗ · source
  • Ministry of Defence is responsible for defence ↗ · source
  • 2026 defence budget is 4.73% of GDP ↗ · source
  • Ministry of Defence coordinates social security ↗ · source
  • National Armed Forces reports to Ministry of Defence ↗ · source
  • The ministry was renamed as the Ministry of War in 1922. · source
Drawn from 3 source documents in the Library. Every attribute and relationship above traces back to a verbatim quote.