Karlis Kreslins Military and political figure of Latvia. Date of Birth: 13.04.1945 Country: Latvia

Content:

1. The Life and Career of a Latvian Military and Political Figure
2. Political Involvement
3. - Served as President of the Latvian Shooting Federation.
4. - Resigned from parliament in 2014.

The Life and Career of a Latvian Military and Political Figure

Early Life and Education
- Latvian military and political leader.
- Habilitated Doctor of Engineering Sciences.
Military Career
- Served as Chief of Staff of the Latvian Armed Forces (LVAF).
- Ranked as Brigadier General in the Latvian Armed Forces.

- Rector and Professor at the Latvian National Defence Academy (2004-2005).

Political Involvement

- Elected to the Latvian Parliament (Saeima) as a member of the "Visu Latvijai!"-"Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK" (For Latvia! - To Fatherland and Freedom / Latvian National Independence Movement) coalition.

- Served as President of the Latvian Shooting Federation.

- Chaired the editorial board of the journal "Militārais Apskats" (Military Review).

- Resigned from parliament in 2014.

Defense Research

- Led the Defence Research Centre, where he played a key role in developing Latvia's national security concept.

Statesmen

Gregoriy Pelshemskiy	Alexander Zayd	Charu Mazumdar
Nazi Boni	Serafim Anikeev	Fausto Bertinotti