Rihards Pīks

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Rihards Pīks
Official portrait, 2004
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 9 March 2004 – 19 July 2004
Preceded by	Sandra Kalniete
Succeeded by	Artis Pabriks
Member of the European Parliament for Latvia
In office 20 July 2004 – 13 July 2009
Personal details
Born	(1941-12-31)31 December 1941 Riga, Reichskommissariat Ostland
Died	7 September 2026(2026-09-07) (aged 84) Riga, Latvia[citation needed]
Party	Latvian TP EU EPP

Rihards Pīks (31 December 1941 – 7 September 2026) was a Latvian politician and film director. He was a Member of the European Parliament for the People's Party; part of the European People's Party. He served as the Foreign Minister of Latvia in 2004.

Life and career

Pīks was born in Riga on 31 December 1941.

He was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009 for the People's Party; part of the European People's Party. He served as the Foreign Minister of Latvia in 2004. He also served as a member of the Saeima from 1998 until 2004.

Pīks died in Riga on 7 September 2026, at the age of 84.

References

External links

• Rihards Pīks at IMDb

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