Won: Poland (January 2023).
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Egils Levits
Egils Levits is a Latvian politician, lawyer, political scientist, and jurist who served as the tenth president of Latvia from 2019 to 2023. He was a member of the European Court of Justice from 2004 to 2019.
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politics · President of Latvia from 2019 to 2023 · judge · jurist · politician · lawyer · also Egils Levits, Levits
Born 30 June 1955 · Q348043
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2023· 5 entries
Won: Estonia (April 2023).
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Awarded Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (2023).
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Won: Luxembourg (March 2023).
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Won: Portugal (April 2023).
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2022· 2 entries
The Jerusalem Post Blogs: Latvian President Egils Levits on his state visit to Israel
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The Washington Post: Latvia President Egils Levits on what is at stake for his country in Russia's war in Ukraine
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2021· 1 entry
Won: Ukraine (August 2021).
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2019· 6 entries
The Times of Israel: Latvia’s new president Levits sworn into office; parents are of Jewish origin
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Won: Latvia (July 2019).
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Armenpress: Armenian President congratulates Egils Levits on being elected President of Latvia
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In 2019, Levits released his first book Valstsgriba.
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Career landmark: President of Latvia (2019–2023).
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Levits released his first book Valstsgriba
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2018· 2 entries
Levits was reappointed a judge of the European Court of Justice, having first been appointed in 2004
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Was named the "European Person of the Year in Latvia" by the European Movement – Latvia
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2011· 1 entry
And 2015, coming second in votes in the final round to the minister of defense Raimonds Vējonis in 2015
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2004· 1 entry
Career landmark: Judge of the European Court of Justice (2004–2019).
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1995· 1 entry
Levits was elected representative of Latvia for European Court of Human Rights
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1994· 2 entries
Career landmark: ambassador of Latvia to Switzerland (1994–1995).
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Career landmark: Ambassador of Latvia to Hungary (1994–1995).
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1993· 3 entries
Career landmark: Deputy Prime Minister of Latvia (1993–1994).
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Career landmark: Minister of Justice (1993–1994).
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Was elected a 5th Saeima deputy from the list of the party Latvijas Ceļš
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1986· 1 entry
Studied at University of Hamburg (1986).
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1973· 1 entry
Studied at Latvian Gymnasium Münster (1973).
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1972· 1 entry
The family was expelled from the USSR for their Soviet dissident activities and settled in West Germany, where Ingeborga's relatives lived
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1955· 1 entry
Born 1955-06-30.
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