Andris Teikmanis
Latvian politician (born 1959)
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Andris Teikmanis (29 November 1959; Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He served as first post-soviet Mayor of Riga from 1990 to 1994.[1][2] In September 2016 he was accredited as the Latvian ambassador to the United States.[3] He previously served as Under Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riga, and as Latvian ambassador to the Council of Europe, to the Russian Federation, to Germany, and to the United Kingdom, and as non-resident ambassador to Australia and New Zealand. Since August 2019 A. Teikmanis is head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia Egils Levits.
Succeeded byMāris Purgailis
Born29 November 1959
Andris Teikmanis | |
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| 1st Mayor of Riga | |
| In office 1990–1994 | |
| Succeeded by | Māris Purgailis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1959 |
| Party | Popular Front of Latvia |
| Alma mater | University of Latvia |
| Profession | Lawyer, diplomat |
