List of Presidents of Latvia
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The President of Latvia is head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the Republic of Latvia. Each president to date, except Gustavs Zemgals and Kārlis Ulmanis, has been elected for a second term. The term of office is four years. Before 1997 it was three years. In the event of the vacancy in the office of the President, the Speaker of the Saeima assumes the duties of the President. For example, after the restoration of Latvian independence, before a new President could be elected, Anatolijs Gorbunovs was acting president from 1991 to 1993.
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| 1 | Jānis Čakste | File:Janis Cakste.jpg | 1922 | 1927 | Democratic Centre Party |
| 2 | Gustavs Zemgals | File:Gustavs Zemgals on Latvia Stamp.jpg | 1927 | 1930 | Democratic Centre Party |
| 3 | Alberts Kviesis | File:Alberts Kviesis - Latvia Stamp.jpg | 1930 | 1936 | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| 4 | Kārlis Ulmanis (took office after a Coup d'état) | File:Latvia stamp K.Ulmanis 2001 15l.jpg | 1936 | 1940 | Latvian Farmers' Union |
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| 5 | Guntis Ulmanis | File:Guntis Ulmanis 1998.jpg | 1993 | 1999 | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| 6 | Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga | File:Vaira Vike-Freiberga-13062007.jpg | 1999 | 2007 | none |
| 7 | Valdis Zatlers | File:Zatlers.jpg | 2007 | term expires in 2011 | none |
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