Pauls Kalniņš
Pauls Kalniņš | |
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| Speaker of the Saeima | |
| In office 20 March 1925 – 15 May 1934 | |
| President | Jānis Čakste Gustavs Zemgals Alberts Kviesis |
| Prime Minister | Hugo Celmiņš Kārlis Ulmanis Arturs Alberings Marģers Skujenieks Pēteris Juraševskis Hugo Celmiņš (2nd term) Kārlis Ulmanis (3nd term) Marģers Skujenieks (2nd term) Ādolfs Bļodnieks |
| Deputy | Kārlis Pauluks Jāzeps Rancāns Juris Pabērzs Alberts Kviesis Arturs Alberings Margers Skujenieks |
| Preceded by | Frīdrihs Vesmanis |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Acting President of Latvia | |
| In office 14 March 1927 – 8 April 1927 As Acting President | |
| Prime Minister | Marģers Skujenieks |
| Preceded by | Jānis Čakste |
| Succeeded by | Gustavs Zemgals |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1872 Vilce Parish, Dobele district, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 26 August 1945 (aged 73) Lustenau, French-occupied Austria (now Vorarlberg, Austria) |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Political party | LSDSP |
| Spouse | Klāra Kalniņa |
| Children | Brūno Kalniņš |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
| Profession | Doctor |
| Awards | Order of the Three Stars, 1st and 2nd Class |
| Signature | |
Pauls Kalniņš (3 March 1872 – 26 August 1945) was a Latvian physician and politician (LSDSP), a long-term Speaker of the Saeima, one of the signatories of the Memorandum of the Latvian Central Council in 17 March 1944, and was the Acting President of Latvia (1927, 1944–1945).