Saeima approves Kristaps Eklons as interior minister

• Published date: 26 May 2022
• Publication title: LETA

RIGA, May 26 (LETA) - Saeima today approved deputy head of the State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) Kristaps Eklons, nominated by For Development/For as the new interior minister.

Eklons told LETA earlier that he plans to continue the work started by previous interior minister Marija Golubeva (Development/For) and to promote his own initiatives as far as possible.

He said that he agreed to run for the post of interior minister because of several including private reasons. One of these reasons is his conviction that security requires closer attention. His regular communication with Ukrainian colleagues led Eklons to realize the importance of a country's internal security in the context of overall national resilience.

The ministerial candidate said that the State Fire and Rescue Service had had very good cooperation with the previous interior minister and a clear roadmap with specific tasks, but that many of these projects remained unfinished, for instance, construction of a new fire station. As a minister, Eklons will therefore prioritize the projects started by Golubeva and will come up with his own initiatives.

Eklons believes that Latvia needs to develop comprehensive internal security system through strengthening civil protection. While meeting with Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) on Monday, Eklons was reassured that the prime minister...