Valdis Zatlers

Valdis Zatlers
Zatlers in 2011
7th President of Latvia
In office
8 July 2007 – 8 July 2011
Prime MinisterAigars Kalvītis
Ivars Godmanis
Valdis Dombrovskis
Preceded byVaira Vīķe-Freiberga
Succeeded byAndris Bērziņš
Personal details
Born (1955-03-22) 22 March 1955 (age 69)
Riga, Latvia (Under Soviet occupation)
Political partyIndependent (Before 2011)
Reform Party (2011–2015)
SpouseLilita Zatlere
ChildrenGustavs
Felicita
Kārlis
Alma materRiga Stradiņš University
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Valdis Zatlers (born 22 March 1955) is a Latvian politician and former physician who served as the seventh president of Latvia from 2007 to 2011. He won the Latvian presidential election of 31 May 2007.[1] He became President of Latvia on 8 July 2007[2] and left office on 7 July 2011 after failing to win reelection for a second term.

  1. ^ "Latvia elects doctor as president". BBC News. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
  2. ^ "Unknown surgeon elected president". The Baltic Times. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.

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