Rihards Kozlovskis

Rihards Kozlovskis (born 26 May 1969) is a Latvian politician and lawyer. He has served as the Minister of the Interior of Latvia since 2023; and previously served in the same position from 2011 to 2019. He is a member of Unity. Between 2011 and 2014 he was a member of the Reform Party

Kozlovskis was appointed Interior Minister on 25 October 2011.

On 7 December 2015, prime minister Laimdota Straujuma resigned. In her resignation press release, she recommended Kozlovskis as her successor.

He was once again named minister of the interior as part of Evika Siliņa's cabinet.

He has received the Order of Viesturs for his work during the 2006 Riga Summit.