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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Member of Parliament.  Party affiliations include Latvian Way (1998-2004), Reform Party (2012-2014), and Unity Party (2014-).  Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2011. Came out as gay in 2014.  LGBTQ activist.
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President of Latvia since 2023, and Member of Parliament.  Party affiliations include Latvian Way (1998-2004), Reform Party (2012-2014), and Unity Party (2014-).  Minister of Foreign Affairs (2011-2023). Came out as gay in 2014, and re-elected in 2018, becoming the first out LGBTQ individual to be elected in Latvia.  LGBTQ activist.
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==See Also==
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* [[First Out Elected Politicians]]
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* [[Government Officials and Experts in Foreign Affairs Who Have Identified as LGBTQ]]
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* [[LGBTQ Head of State]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==
  
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* https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/31/latvia-gay-president-edgars-rinkevics/
 
* http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/07/latvia-foreign-minister-edgars-rinkevics-comes-out-gay
 
* http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/07/latvia-foreign-minister-edgars-rinkevics-comes-out-gay
 
* http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/11/06/gay-rights-in-eastern-europe-just-took-a-big-step-forward/
 
* http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/11/06/gay-rights-in-eastern-europe-just-took-a-big-step-forward/

Latest revision as of 18:13, 31 May 2023

Edgars Rinkevics

Country

Latvia

Birth - Death

1973 -

Occupation

Politics

Notable Achievements

Government Minister

Description

President of Latvia since 2023, and Member of Parliament. Party affiliations include Latvian Way (1998-2004), Reform Party (2012-2014), and Unity Party (2014-). Minister of Foreign Affairs (2011-2023). Came out as gay in 2014, and re-elected in 2018, becoming the first out LGBTQ individual to be elected in Latvia. LGBTQ activist.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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