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).

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 byValdis Lauskis
Succeeded byRihards Eigims
Deputy of the Saeima
In office
5 November 2002 – 2 November 2010
Personal details
Born19 September 1943
Daugavpils, Generalbezirk Lettland, Reichskommissariat Ostland (Latvia)
DiedJuly 1, 2020(2020-07-01) (aged 76)
Resting placeDaugavpils Catholic cemetery
Political partyHarmony Centre
Alma materRiga Polytechnic Institute

Biography

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]

References
  1. Elena Ivantsova (1 July 2020). "Умер бывший мэр Даугавпилса Алексей Видавский" [The former mayor of Daugavpils Alexei Vidavsky has died]. Снаука (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  2. In the original, "...ja deputāts darbojies pretēji Latvijas Republikas Satversmei..."
  3. "Par parlamentārās izmeklēšanas komisijas slēdziena apstiprināšanu un atsevišķu Latvijas Republikas tautas deputātu mandātu anulēšanu" [On the approval of the conclusion of the parliamentary investigation commission and the annulment of the mandates of individual people's deputies of the Republic of Latvia]. Act of 9 July 1992 (in Latvian). Supreme Council of Latvia. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  4. "LCB lasītāji- seniori apgūst pamatiemaņas darbā ar datoru un internetu - Daugavpils novadnieki - Latgales Centrālā bibliotēka". www.lcb.lv. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  5. "General elections in Latvia, 7th October 2006". www.robert-schuman.eu. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  6. Viesturs Sprūde (3 May 2016). "Viņi gribēja "citu Latviju". Ko tagad dara 57 deputāti, kuri 1990. gadā nebalsoja par neatkarību?" [They wanted "another Latvia". What are the 57 MPs doing now who did not vote for independence in 1990?]. Latvijas Avīze (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
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