Meierovics Zigfrīds (1887-1925)
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| Surname | Meierovics |
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| Name | Zigfrīds |
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| Birth year | 1887 |
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| Death year | 1925 |
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| Death month | 8 |
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| Sex | M |
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Meierovics Zigfrīds
(1887 — August 1925) — statesman.
In the 1910s Zigfrīds Meierovics served as a bank director in Riga. In 1917 he became a member of the Latvian National Council and soon afterward was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia. In 1919 he represented Latvia at the conclusion of the Treaty of Versailles.
From 1921 to 1924 he served as Prime Minister of Latvia. He took part in the Genoa Conference (1922) and represented Latvia in the League of Nations.
He died in an automobile accident. He was the father of the political figure Gunārs Meierovics.