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Raimonds Vējonis

ninth president of Latvia
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
June 15, 1966
Place of birth
Никоново (Палкинский район)
Country of citizenship
Soviet Union, Latvia[7][8]
Occupation
politician, biologist, minister
Position held
Minister of Defence of Latvia, deputy of Saeima, deputy of Saeima, deputy of Saeima, deputy of Saeima, Minister of Defence of Latvia, President of Latvia, Minister for the Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Environment, Minister for the Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia
Educated at
University of Latvia Faculty of Biology, University of Latvia[9]
Member of political party
Latvian Green Party[21]
Award received
Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class, Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Order of Viesturs, Cross of Recognition, Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon, Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class, Decoration for Exceptional Merits[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Spouse
Iveta Vējone[6]
Work location
Riga[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latvian, Russian, English[25][26][27]
Candidacy in election
2015 Latvian presidential election[29]
Family name
Vējonis[22]
Given name
Raimonds[23]
Name in native language
Raimonds Vējonis[28]
Social media followers
62k (62k–64k, n=3)[30][31][32]
🏷️ Also known as
en Raimonds Vējonis ar ريموندز فيجونس el Ράιμοντς Βέγιονις fa رایموندز ویونیس he ריימונדס ויוניס ja ライモンツ・ヴェーヨニス ko 라이몬즈 베요니스 nl Raimonds Vejonis ru Раймондс Вейонис uk Раймондс Вейоніс zh 莱蒙德斯·韦约尼斯 zh 萊伊蒙茨·維尤尼斯
🔖 Identifiers · 22
VIAF cluster ID
316879654
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2019043997
GND ID
1114069795
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Raimonds Vejonis 2019 (cropped).jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
248a2967-039f-4911-bb0b-503d38e03ea2
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
vejonis-raimonds
Delfi.ee topic ID
71628421
ERR keyword ID
798, 133874
Freebase ID
/m/0brt01
JRC Names ID
916838
Latvian National Encyclopedia Online ID
111933
Munzinger person ID
00000030455
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NE.se ID
raimonds-vejonis
National Library of Latvia ID
000217037
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810676449305606
OpenSanctions ID
Raimonds Vējonis
Postimees topic ID
433868
Prabook ID
1932065
Quirinale ID
351492
WikiKids ID
Raimonds_Vējonis
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJr3B6wvcCph3RxFFQdRKd
X (Twitter) username
Vejonis

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🔗 Connections
Award received 4
Order of the Falcon, Order of Viesturs, Cross of Recognition, Decoration for Exceptional Merits
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, Russian, Latvian
Country of citizenship 2
Latvia, Soviet Union
Occupation 2
politician, biologist
Candidacy in election 1
2015 Latvian presidential election
Chaired by 1
Latvian Green Party
Educated at 1
University of Latvia
Heads of state of 1
Latvia
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Latvian Green Party
OpenSanctions ID 1
Raimonds Vējonis
Position held 1
President of Latvia
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Iveta Vējone
Spouses 1
Iveta Vējone
Work location 1
Riga
← Candidate 1
2015 Latvian presidential election
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Raimonds Vējonis
← Successful candidate 1
2015 Latvian presidential election
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Summary

Raimonds Vējonis was born on June 15, 1966[1], in Никоново (Палкинский район)[2]. He has worked as a politician[3], biologist[4], and minister[5].

FAQs

Where was Raimonds Vējonis born?

Raimonds Vējonis's place of birth was Никоново (Палкинский район)[2].

Who was Raimonds Vējonis married to?

Raimonds Vējonis's spouses include Iveta Vējone[6].

What did Raimonds Vējonis do for work?

Raimonds Vējonis worked as a politician[3], biologist[4], and minister[5].

Where did Raimonds Vējonis go to school?

Raimonds Vējonis was educated at University of Latvia[9].

What awards did Raimonds Vējonis receive?

Honors received include Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class[10], Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[11], Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[12], and Order of Viesturs[13].

Related Entities

Latvia Raimonds Vējonis

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  2. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [12] ↑ . quirinale.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [15] ↑ . president.ee. president.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [19] ↑ . predsednica-slo.si. predsednica-slo.si. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. 23d ago · Thoasp · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class, Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Feder, Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the +2
    "Changed claim: Award received: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon"
  2. 6w ago · Toghrul R · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Minister of Defence of Latvia, deputy of Saeima, Wikidata item +1
    "Created claim: Position held: Minister of the Environment"
  3. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, biologist, minister
    "Removed claim: Occupation: President of the Republic, batch #260942"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, biologist, minister
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32081: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
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