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Egils Leščinskis

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Egils Leščinskis
Brigadier General Egils Leščinskis, c. 2019
Born (1967-07-18) July 18, 1967 (age 57)
Latvian SSR
AllegianceLatvia
Years of service1991–present
RankBrigadier General
CommandsLatvian National Guard
AwardsCommander of the Order of Viesturs
Alma materRiga Technical University

Brigadier General Egils Leščinskis (born July 18, 1967) is an active duty Latvian officer who has been serving as the Commanding General of the Latvian National Guard since May 2019.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

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Leščinskis was born in 1967 in what was then the Latvian SSR. In 1992 he graduated from Riga Technical University.

Military career

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As part of the regaining of national independence in Latvia, Egils Leščinskis joined the Latvian armed forces as they were being rebuilt in 1991/92 following the collapse of the Soviet Union. He gained experience in international military service at the NATO headquarters in Belgium and as a lecturer at the Baltic Defence College. In 2004 he took part in the peace operation in Iraq (Multi-National Force - Iraq). He also attended numerous advanced training courses at military academies abroad. From 2011 to 2015 Leščinskis was the rector of the National Defence Academy of Latvia. In August 2018 he took over the post of Chief of Staff of the Latvian National Guard.

On May 30, 2019, he replaced Ainārs Ozoliņš as commander of the Latvian National Guard and was appointed brigadier general on November 5, 2019.

Personal life

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Leščinskis is married and has two daughters.

References

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  1. ^ "Zemessardzes komandierim piešķirta brigādes ģenerāļa dienesta pakāpe". Sargs.lv. Archived from the original on 2019-11-09. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  2. ^ "Pulkvedis E. Leščinskis: jāturpina brigādes ģenerāļa A. Ozoliņa iesāktie attīstības virzieni". Sargs.lv. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  3. ^ "Address of the President of Latvia, Egils Levits, at the appointment of Egils Leščinskis to the rank of Army General". www.president.lv. Archived from the original on 2019-11-09. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  4. ^ "Egils Leščinskis | Zemessardze". www.zs.mil.lv. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-03-02.