Kalvītis graduated from Latvian University of Agriculture in 1992 with a degree in economics. From 1992 to 1998, he was a manager at various agriculture-related businesses. Kalvītis was one of founders of People's Party of Latvia in 1997 and was first elected to Saeima, the Latvian parliament, in 1998. He served as the minister of agriculture from 1999 to 2000 and the minister of economics from 2000 to 2002. Kalvītis was reelected to Saiema and became the leader of the parliamentary faction of People's Party in 2002.
Prime Minister AigarsKalvitis said he and his coalition partners had decided the government had key tasks to perform, such as making sure the 2008 budget was passed and seeing through the finalisation of a border treaty with Russia.
Kalvitis made the decision despite a protest by thousands of people on Thursday over the sacking of the anti-corruption chief and the loss of two cabinet ministers on Friday, one who resigned and one who was dismissed.
Kalvitis told reporters he had not accepted the resignation as the border treaty with Russia still had to be finalised.
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