Aleksejs Vidavskis

Aleksejs Vidavskis (19 September 1943 – 1 July 2020) was a Latvian politician who served as a member of the Supreme Council of Latvia, as a mayor of Daugavpils, and as a deputy in the 8th and 9th Saeima (Latvian Parliament).

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Aleksejs Vidavskis


Member of the Supreme Council of Latvia
In office 4 May 1990 – 9 July 1992
Mayor of Daugavpils
In office 1994–2001
Preceded by	Valdis Lauskis
Succeeded by	Rihards Eigims
Deputy of the Saeima
In office 5 November 2002 – 2 November 2010

Personal details
Born	19 September 1943 Daugavpils, Generalbezirk Lettland, Reichskommissariat Ostland (Latvia)
Died	July 1, 2020(2020-07-01) (aged 76)
Resting place	Daugavpils Catholic cemetery
Political party	Harmony Centre
Alma mater	Riga Polytechnic Institute

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Early life

Vidavskis was born in Daugavpils, Latvia on September 19, 1943, when the city was under Nazi control as a part of the Reichskommissariat Ostland. He graduated from the Riga Polytechnic Institute in 1979 while working various positions at the Daugavpils Chemical Fiber Factory from 1966 to 1987.^[1]

Political activity

He served as a member of the Supreme Council of Latvia from its establishment in 1990 until he and 14 other members who had voted against the Declaration of Independence were removed for "acting contrary to the Constitution."^[2]^[3]

Vidavskis was elected mayor of Daugavpils from the Harmony Centre party despite not being a member of the party at the time. He served as mayor from 1994 to 2001.^[4] He also served two terms as a deputy of the Saeima. He began his term in the 8th Saeima on November 5, 2002, and began his term in the 9th Saeima on 7 November 2006.^[5]

He supported Latvia joining the European Union in interviews.^[6]

Retirement and death

Vidavskis retired from politics after his second term in the Saeima ended on November 2, 2010. He is reported to have moved to Višķi for a quiet retirement.^[6] He died on July 1, 2020, at the age of 76, and his memorial service was held at Ss. Boris and Gleb Cathedral in Daugavpils on July 3.^[1]

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Aleksejs Vidavskis

Biography

Early life

Political activity

Retirement and death

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