Egils Levits

Place of Birth: Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (now Latvia)

Date of Birth: 30 June, 1955

Ethnicity:
*father – Ashkenazi Jewish
*mother – Latvian, German

Egils Levits is a Latvian politician, lawyer, political scientist, and jurist. He has served as President of Latvia, from 8 July, 2019 to 8 July, 2023. He has also been Minister of Justice of Latvia, and Vice-Prime Minister of Latvia, both, from 3 August, 1993 to 19 September, 1994; and Judge of the European Court of Justice, from 11 May, 2004 to 17 June, 2019; as well as, a Member of Parliament, from 7 July, 1993 to 5 October, 1994.

Egils is the son of poet Ingeborga Levita (born Ingeborga Barga/Bargs) and Jonass Levits, an engineer. His mother used the pen name Aija Zemzare. His father was Ashkenazi Jewish. His mother was said to have had Baltic German ancestry, as well as Latvian. The family was expelled from the USSR in 1972 because of anti-government activities, and settled in West Germany, before returning to Latvia in 1990 after it became independent again.

Egils is married to gynecologist and obstetrician Andra Levite, with whom he has two children. He knows German, English, French, and Russian.

Egils’ paternal grandfather was named Moiseja/Mozus Levita (the son of Arons Levits).

Egils’ maternal grandfather was Jānis Ermansons (the son of Jānis Ermansons and Anete Olga Natālija Šteinbergs). Jānis was the son of Mārtiņš Ermansons.

Egils’ maternal grandmother’s surname was Bargs. Her maternal grandfather was named Juris.

Source: Genealogy of Egils Levits – https://www.geni.com