2017 in Latvia

Incumbents

• President: Raimonds Vējonis
• Prime Minister: Māris Kučinskis

  Events

• 22 July – the Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 was held in Riga, with Latvia placing third.

  Deaths

• 21 January – Biruta Baumane, painter.
• 10 March - Gido Kokars, conductor.
• 8 August — Pēteris Plakidis, composer.
• 15 August — Gunārs Birkerts, architect.
• 10 September — Konstantins Pupurs, historian, linguist, political scientist and activist.
• 7 December — Žermēna Heine-Vāgnere, operatic soprano.