Indulis Emsis

Prime Minister of Latvia

2 January 1952 Salacgriva, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union

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9 March 2004 – 2 December 2004

Latvian biologist and politician Indulis Emsis (born 2 January 1952 in Salacgriva, Limbaži District) is a Latvian biologist and politician. He was Prime Minister of Latvia for ten months in 2004, the first Green politician to lead a country in the history of the world. He was Speaker of the Saeima, the Latvian parliament from 2006 to 2007. Emsis' political views are described as rather conservative, unusual for members of green parties around the world.