Viesturs Kleinbergs
Latvian politician and social worker (born 1978)
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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]
Viesturs Kleinbergs | |
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| 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 |
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 succeeding Vilnis Ķirsis.[4][12]