25 Facts About Indulis Emsis

Indulis Emsis was born on 2 January 1952 and is a Latvian biologist and politician.

Indulis Emsis was Prime Minister of Latvia for ten months in 2004, the first Green politician to lead a country in the history of the world.

Indulis Emsis was Speaker of the Saeima, the Latvian parliament from 2006 to 2007.

Indulis Emsis graduated from Riga First Secondary School in 1970 and graduated from the University of Latvia with a degree in biology in 1975.

From 1976 to 1987 Indulis Emsis worked as a research associate at the scientific production association "Silava", and head of its labor protection laboratory between 1987 and 1989.

Indulis Emsis worked as deputy chairman of the Soviet Latvia's State Nature Protection Committee.

Indulis Emsis is currently one of the three chairpersons of the Latvian Green Party, which forms a part of Union of Greens and Farmers.

Indulis Emsis was included on the Green ticket for the 5th Saeima elections in 1993.

Indulis Emsis was appointed special assignments minister of natural protection in Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development in the government of Valdis Birkavs in 1993.

Indulis Emsis held the office in the government of Maris Gailis in 1994.

Indulis Emsis was appointed special assignments minister of environment in the ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development when Andris Skele's government was approved in 1995.

Indulis Emsis again assumed the post when Skele returned with a new government in 1997, and held it in the government of Guntars Krasts.

In 1996, Indulis Emsis was awarded the Three Star Order.

In 1998, Indulis Emsis was appointed head of a task force to prepare a development program for Latvia's small ports, and chairman of committee for assessment of conformity of beaches and yacht ports.

In 1998, Indulis Emsis joined the parliamentary group of the Labor Party, Union of Christian Democrats and LZP.

Indulis Emsis was included on the three parties' joint ticket for the 7th Saeima elections.

In 1998, Indulis Emsis assumed the post of Prime Minister Vilis Kristopans' non-staff advisor on environmental protection issues.

Indulis Emsis was elected to the Riga City Council form LZP ticket in March 2001, he worked as deputy chairman of the city council's City Development Committee.

In October 2002, Indulis Emsis was included on the ZZS ticket for the 8th Saeima elections.

Indulis Emsis was elected to Saeima, and was appointed deputy chairman of the ZZS parliamentary group.

Indulis Emsis was elected head of the Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee, he worked on the Public Expenditure and Audit Committee.

Indulis Emsis was the first member of a Green party to become Prime Minister of a country.

Indulis Emsis left office on 2 December 2004, when parliament confirmed Aigars Kalvitis of the People's Party as Prime Minister.

In October 2006, Indulis Emsis was elected to the 9th Saeima from the ticket of the Union of Greens and Farmers.

On 12 December 2021, Indulis Emsis made public statements on COVID-19 treatment very far removed from the scientific consensus.