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Valdis Zatlers

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The Resume

    (March 22, 1955- )
    Born in Riga, Latvia
    Graduated from Riga Institute of Medicine (1979)
    Co-founded Latvian Popular Front (1988)
    Director of Riga Hospital of Traumatology and Orthopedics (1994-2007)
    President of Latvia (July 8, 2007- )

Why he might be annoying:

    He accepted private donations from his patients while an orthopedic surgeon, which led Transparency International to question whether such a practice is illegal.
    He was criticized for not paying taxes because of these donations.
    He was accused of buying lousy spinal implants from his own wife’s companies and the deputy director of his own hospital (2003).
    He ticked off Russia by increasing fines for anyone caught speaking in non-official languages, such as Russian (January 10, 2009).
    He shares his name with the antagonist of the computer game ‘Dungeon Siege 2’.
    His hair is horrible.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He helped with the cleanup operations caused by the Chernobyl disaster (1986).
    The Latvian Popular Front, which he co-founded, was one of the contributors of Latvian independence from the Soviet Union.
    He supports NATO admission for both Georgia and Ukraine.

Credit: Big Lenny


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 69 Votes: 62.32% Annoying