title: 2015 in Latvia
text: # 2015 in Latvia
  
  Events in the year 2015 in Latvia.
  
  ## State officials
  
  | Position | Person | Remarks |
  | - | - | - |
  | President of Latvia | Andris Bērziņš (till July 7) | |
  | President of Latvia | Raimonds Vējonis (from July 8) | |
  | Prime Minister of Latvia | Laimdota Straujuma | Second Straujuma cabinet |
  | Speaker of the Saeima | Ināra Mūrniece | |
  
  ## Events
  
  ### January
  
  * January 1:
     * Latvia joined the European Union presidency, replacing Italy;
     * electricity market opening.
  * January 16 — Latvia to the European Commission was transfer 1.2 billion euros from the 2009 loan.
  
  ### May
  
  * May 24 — Aminata Savadogo represents Latvia in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, finishing 19th with a total of .
  
  ### June
  
  * June 3 — 2015 Latvian presidential election: Raimonds Vējonis of the Green Party is elected President.
  
  ### July
  
  * July 1 — Luxembourg joined the European Union presidency, replacing Latvia;
  * July 8 — Raimonds Vējonis replaced Andris Bērziņš in post of President of Latvia.
  
  ### September
  
  * In the autumn of 2015 was the largest grain harvest in Latvian history.
  
  ### October
  
  * October 26 — In Garkalne Municipality on A2 road truck knocked down a children training team of Riga Cycling school, suffered an accident 13 people.
  
  ### December
  
  * December 1 — service was transferred to the restored building of the Latvian National Museum of Art.
  * December 7 — Prime minister Laimdota Straujuma announced her resignation.
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * February 7 — Baiba Caune, cyclist (b. 1945)
  * April 5 — Pāvels Kovaļovs, triple jumper (b. 1990)
  * September 17 - Ingrīda Andriņa, stage and film actress (b. 1944)
  * September 23 — Kārlis Zariņš, opera singer (b. 1930)
  