Draft:Imants Freibergs
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Comment: Sorry, but just being married to a head of state does not in itself confer notability in terms of Wikipedia's policy. Nor does being a professor. You would need to show that in one of these roles, or preferably in both, he did something notable. Doric Loon (talk) 17:10, 4 July 2025 (UTC)
Imants Freibergs | |
|---|---|
| First Gentleman of Latvia | |
| In role 8 July 1999 – 8 July 2007 | |
| President | Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga |
| Preceded by | Aina Ulmane (as First Lady) |
| Succeeded by | Lilita Zatlere (as First Lady) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Imants Freibergs 12 March 1934 Valmiera, Latvia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | McGill University (BA) University of Oxford University of Latvia |
Imants Freibergs (born 12 March 1934) is a Latvian software engineer and professor who served as first gentleman of Latvia from 1999 to 2007. Married to 6th President of Latvia, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, who was the first woman in office and the first independent presidential candidate to win a presidential election in Latvia, Freibergs was the country's first first gentleman.[1][2]
Freibergs began his career at IBM as a computer specialist and later taught at several universities, including the University of Quebec and McGill University.[3][4] He holds an honorary doctorate from the Latvian Academy of Sciences for his work.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dzīvesbiedrs". Latvijas Prezidentūra. March 10, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ ""Ar tagadējo medicīnu viņš būtu izdzīvojis." Imants Freibergs atklāj ģimenes traģēdiju". apollo. April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
- ^ "Imants Freibergs jubilejā ēd saldumus". TV NET. March 10, 2006. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ "VIDEO. "Viņa gāja pa gaisu!": eksprezidente Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga pastāsta, ka mammas reakcija uz viņas saderināšanos ar mīļoto Imantu nemaz nebija tik jauka". LA LV. August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "Kuldīgā aizvadīta Imanta Freiberga atmiņu grāmatas «Dari, kas jādara» atvēršana". LMS Latvia. July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Kanepone, Aiva (March 4, 2024). "Vīķes Freibergas vīrs Imants: Kad Vaira pērk kleitas, vienmēr paskatos, vai viņai piestāv". Santa. Retrieved March 6, 2024.