18 Notable alumni of Riga Stradins University
Updated: May 31, 2026 EliteDegrees
Riga Stradins University is ranked #7,340 in the world and #11 in Latvia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from Riga Stradins University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Riga Stradins University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Oskars Muižnieks
1989-. (aged 37)
mountain biker
biathlete
cross-country skier
Oskars Muižnieks is a Latvian biathlete and mountain biker. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
2. Juris Bārzdiņš
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
physician
Juris Bārzdiņš is a Latvian politician, member of the Union of Greens and Farmers party and the incumbent Minister of Health of Latvia since 3 November 2010.
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3. Vitālijs Orlovs
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
physician
Vitālijs Orlovs is a Latvian politician. He is a member of Harmony and a deputy of the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Saeima. He began his current term in parliament on 4 November 2014. He is of partial Karelian descent.
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4. Valdis Ģīlis
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
physician
Valdis Ģīlis is a Latvian politician and was a Deputy of the 9th Saeima. He is a member of the People's Party.
5. Aleksandrs Golubovs
1959-2010 (aged 51)
politician
physician
Aleksandrs Golubovs was a Latvian politician. He was a member of the Socialist Party of Latvia and a deputy of the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Saeima (Latvian Parliament). He began his last term in parliament on November 7, 2006. Golubovs died on 19 May 2010, during an official visit to Belarus.
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6. Sarmīte Ķikuste
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
physician
Sarmīte Ķikuste is a Latvian physician and politician who served as a member of the eighth and ninth Saeimas.
7. Oļegs Deņisovs
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Oļegs Deņisovs is a Latvian Russian politician. He is a member of the Socialist Party of Latvia and was a deputy of the 7th, 8th and 9th Saeima (Latvian Parliament).
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8. Inese Jaunzeme
1932-2011 (aged 79)
javelin thrower
physician
surgeon
Inese Jaunzeme was a Latvian javelin thrower who won a gold medal at the 1956 Olympics.
9. Jānis Birks
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
physician
Jānis Birks is a Latvian politician. He was the Mayor of Riga between 19 February 2007 and 1 July 2009.
10. Jānis Straume
1962-2024 (aged 62)
politician
physician
Jānis Straume was a Latvian politician for For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK (TB/LNNK). He was the fourth Speaker of the Saeima (1998–2002) since 1991.
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11. Gundars Daudze
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
physician
Gundars Daudze is a Latvian physician and politician, Speaker of the 9th Saeima (parliament) of Latvia (2007-2010). He is a member of the For Latvia and Ventspils party, which participates in national elections as a member of the Union of Greens and Farmers list.
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12. Georgs Andrejevs
1932-2022 (aged 90)
diplomat
physician
politician
Georgs Andrejevs was a Latvian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Latvian Way party; part of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. He was the Foreign Minister of Latvia from 1992 to 1994.
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13. Ingrīda Circene
1956-. (aged 70)
physician
gynecologist
politician
Ingrīda Circene is a Latvian politician, who served as the Minister for Health of Latvia. She is a member of Unity.
14. Boris Teterev
1953-2019 (aged 66)
businessperson
Boriss Teterevs or Boris Teterev was a Latvian philanthropist and private patron in Latvia.
15. Valdis Zatlers
1955-. (aged 71)
physician
Chernobyl liquidator
politician
surgeon
Valdis Zatlers is a Latvian politician and former physician who served as the seventh president of Latvia from 2007 to 2011. He won the Latvian presidential election of 31 May 2007. He became President of Latvia on 8 July 2007 and left office on 7 July 2011 after failing to win reelection for a second term.
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16. Ilze Viņķele
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Ilze Viņķele is a Latvian politician, and the former Minister for Welfare and Minister for Health of Latvia. Currently, she is a member of the political party Movement For!, formerly a part of the Development/For! alliance.
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17. Hosams Abu Meri
1974-. (aged 52)
politician
physician
Hosams Abu Meri is a Lebanese–Latvian politician. He became faction head of the Unity party on 21 December 2017. He became the Minister of Health of Latvia as a part of Siliņa cabinet on 15 September 2023.
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18. Anda Čakša
1974-. (aged 52)
physician
statesperson
politician
Anda Čakša is a Latvian paediatrician and politician. She served as the Minister for Education and Science of Latvia in the Siliņa cabinet from 2022 to 2025.
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