Viesturs Kleinbergs
Viesturs Kleinbergs | |
|---|---|
| 13th Mayor of Riga | |
| Assumed office June 27, 2025 | |
| President | Edgars Rinkēvičs |
| Prime Minister | Evika Siliņa |
| Preceded by | Vilnis Ķirsis |
| Councilor of the Riga City Council | |
| Assumed office October 2, 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 14, 1978 |
| Party | PRO |
| Education | University of Latvia (BA, MSW) |
| Profession | Politician |
Viesturs Kleinbergs (born March 14, 1978) is a Latvian politician and social worker currently serving as the chairman of the Riga city council.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Kleinbergs was born in Riga, on the Latvian SSR in 1978. He attended the University of Latvia and graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor's Degree of social science in political science.[5] Since 2006, he has been a member of the Latvian Samaritan Union.[5][6]
Political Career
Kleinbergs first began working in the political field in 2006 as the head of the office of the Minister for Children, Family, and Social Integration with "Latvia´s First" political party.[7][8] In 2010, he became an assistant to member of the Saeima Rita Strode.[9] In 2012, Kleinbergs became a member of the GKR party.
In 2020, he was elected to the Riga city Council as part of the common electoral list of the AP!/PRO political parties.[4][10] In 2024 the PRO party announced that Kleinbergs would be a candidate for the position of Chairman of the Riga city council during the 2025 Riga city council elections.[11] In 2025, he was re-elected to the city council after the PRO won the most seats in the council (11), and in June of that year he was elected as Chairman of the council, becoming the 13th Mayor of Riga since Latvia's 1990 independence and succeding Vilnis Ķirsis.[12][13]
References
- ^ "Viesturs Kleinbergs is elected as the Mayor of Riga | Rīgas valstspilsētas pašvaldība". www.riga.lv. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ^ "Viesturs Kleinbergs elected mayor of Rīga". eng.lsm.lv. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ^ "Riga City Council Chairman Viesturs Kleinbergs leads delegation visit to RSU". RSU. 2025-11-14. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ^ a b "Par Rīgas mēru ievēlēts Viesturs Kleinbergs no «Progresīvajiem»". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ^ a b "Viesturs Kleinbergs". Puaro.lv (in Latvian). 2025-06-29. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ^ "Mārtiņš Staķis: Viesturs Kleinbergs būtu labākais Rīgas mērs". PROGRESĪVIE. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ^ "Veiks pētījumu par ielu bērniem Latvijā". Apollo.lv (in Latvian). June 10, 2007.
- ^ "Rīgā atklāj jaunus bērnu rotaļu laukumus". Apollo.lv (in Latvian). July 22, 2006.
- ^ "Pietiek :: Oranžie savējo algošanai izmanto institūtu ar neskaidrām finansēm". m.pietiek.com. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ^ "Development/For!/Progressives lead the way in Rīga council elections". eng.lsm.lv. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ^ "«Progresīvo» saraksta līderis nākamajās Rīgas domes vēlēšanās būs Kleinbergs". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ^ "Par Rīgas mēru ievēlēts Viesturs Kleinbergs no «Progresīvajiem»". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ^ LETA (2025-06-27). "Riga has a new mayor – Viesturs Kleinbergs". Baltic News Network. Retrieved 2026-02-15.