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Former Minister of Defence of Latvia, and current Finance Minister
Atis Slakteris
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Former Minister of Defence of Latvia, and current Finance Minister
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Male
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21 November 1956(Code parish, Bauska municipality, Latvia)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Atis Slakteris (born 21 November 1956, Code parish) is a former Minister of Defence of Latvia.
Controversy
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.