Atis Slakteris
| Atis Slakteris | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 20 December 2007 – 12 March 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Ivars Godmanis |
| Preceded by | Oskars Spurdziņš |
| Succeeded by | Einars Repše |
| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 8 April 2006 – 20 December 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Aigars Kalvītis |
| Preceded by | Linda Mūrniece |
| Succeeded by | Vinets Veldre |
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In office 9 March 2004 – 2 December 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | Indulis Emsis |
| Preceded by | Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis |
| Succeeded by | Einars Repše |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
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In office 5 May 2000 – 7 November 2002 |
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| Prime Minister | Andris Bērziņš |
| Preceded by | Aigars Kalvītis |
| Succeeded by | Mārtiņš Roze |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 November 1956 Code parish, Latvian SSR (Now Bauska Municipality) |
| Political party | People's party |
| Alma mater | Latvian University of Agriculture |
Atis Slakteris (born 21 November 1956, Code parish) is a former Minister of Defence of Latvia.
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" became popular memes in Latvia.
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