with that of his government. According to Kalvītis, speaking on television on the same day, this was necessary to "cool down hot heads". Kalvītis remained in office in a caretaker capacity until the appointment of his successor Ivars Godmanis. He decided to leave politics altogether on 1 April 2009, by putting down his member of Saeima mandate. Business career From 1992 to 1998, he was a manager and Chairman of the Board of various agriculture related businesses. And after his political career he has been Chairman of the Council of various well-known companies like Tet (2009), Latvijas Balzams (2009-2015), and Chairman of the Board of enterprises like Hockey Club Dinamo Riga (2010-2015), the operator of Latvian LNG infrastructure Conexus Baltic Grid (2017) and Latvijas Gāze (2015). He became the president of the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation in October 2016, to succeed Kirovs Lipmans. Personal life His wife is Kristīne Kalvīte. He has three sons Kārlis, Roberts and Rūdolfs. See also First Kalvītis cabinet Second Kalvītis cabinet References 1966 births Living people Businesspeople from Riga People's Party (Latvia) politicians Prime Ministers of Latvia Ministers of Economics of Latvia Ministers of Agriculture of Latvia Deputies of the 7th Saeima Deputies of the 8th Saeima Deputies of the 9th Saeima Latvian ice hockey people Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies alumni Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class Politicians from Riga