Atis Slakteris [SEP] position held
Atis Slakteris
Atis Slakteris (born 21 November 1956, Code parish) is a former Minister of Defence of Latvia.
Controversy.
In late 2008, Slakteris gave an interview with Bloomberg about Latvia's economic crisis, during which he answered a question regarding the causes of Latvia having come to borrow money from the International Monetary Fund as "nothing special". The phrases "nasing spesal" (mocking Slakteris' poor English and accent during the interview) and "my answer will be, but I will not say
People's Party (Latvia)
The People's Party (, TP) was a conservative political party in Latvia. The People's Party was the leader of three governments and a member of another four.
History.
Tautas partija was founded in 1998 by Andris Šķēle, a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Šķēle's powerful personality, many voters identified the party with its leader during this period. In 2002, Šķēle exited politics and Atis Slakteris became