First Kariņš cabinet
The first Krišjānis Kariņš' cabinet (Latvian: Kariņa 1. ministru kabinets) was the 40th government of Latvia, sworn in on 23 January 2019 after Krišjānis Kariņš was proposed as Prime Minister by President Raimonds Vējonis and elected by the Saeima and working until 14 December 2022, when Saeima passed a motion of confidence in the Second Kariņš' cabinet.
First Kariņš cabinet | |
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40th Cabinet of Republic of Latvia | |
| 2019–2022 | |
| Date formed | 23 January 2019 |
| Date dissolved | 14 December 2022 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Egils Levits |
| Head of government | Krišjānis Kariņš |
| Member party | The Conservatives Development/For! National Alliance Unity Who Owns the State? (2019–2021) |
| Status in legislature | 2019–2021 Majority Government 66 / 100 (66%)
2021–2022 Minority Government 47 / 100 (47%)
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| Opposition party | Social Democratic Party "Harmony" Union of Greens and Farmers |
| Opposition leader | Jānis Urbanovičs Edgars Tavars Aldis Gobzems |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2018 Latvian parliamentary election |
| Legislature term(s) | 13th Saeima |
| Predecessor | Kučinskis cabinet |
| Successor | Second Kariņš' cabinet |
The government was supported by a coalition of The Conservatives, the Development/For!, the National Alliance, the For a Humane Latvia, and the Unity as was predecessor of Opposition government from Union of Green and Farmers Māris Kučinskis.
In accordance with the Constitution of Latvia, the Cabinet of Ministers, after the first session of the 14th Saeima, has resigned and continued as a caretaker government until a new government was formed.
The First Kariņš cabinet is so far the only government in democratic Latvian history to serve a full term of the Saeima.