| Ainārs Šlesers | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Transport of Latvia | |
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In office 7 November 2006 – 12 March 2009 |
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| Prime Minister |
Aigars Kalvītis Ivars Godmanis |
| Preceded by | Krišjānis Peters |
| Succeeded by | Kaspars Gerhards |
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In office 9 March 2004 – 17 March 2006 |
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| Prime Minister |
Indulis Emsis Aigars Kalvītis |
| Preceded by | Roberts Zīle |
| Succeeded by | Krišjānis Peters |
| Minister for the Economy of Latvia | |
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In office 26 November 1998 – 10 May 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Vilis Krištopans |
| Preceded by | Laimonis Strujevičs |
| Succeeded by | Ingrīda Ūdre |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 January 1970 Riga, Latvia |
| Political party |
New Party (1998–2002) Latvia's First Party (2002–2007) Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way (2007–2011) United for Latvia (2013–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Inese Šlesere |
Ainārs Šlesers (born 22 January 1970, Riga) is a Latvian businessman and politician who was Deputy Prime Minister of Latvia, as well as Deputy Mayor of Riga. He was the leader of the LPP/LC and was a Deputy of the 7th (from the New Party), 8th, 9th and 10th Saeima (Latvian Parliament), as well as the Minister of Economics in the cabinet of Vilis Krištopans (1998-1999), Deputy Prime Minister in the cabinet of Einars Repse and Indulis Emsis (2002-2004), Minister of Transport in the cabinet of Indulis Emsis, Aigars Kalvītis and Ivars Godmanis (2004-2009) and Deputy Mayor of Riga in 2009-2010. He is married and has five children.