Alexander Tomasovich Mirsky (, ; born 20 March 1964) is a

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n politician of

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and

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descent.

Biography

Mirsky was born in

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. In 1986 he graduated in

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from the

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. He worked as a building project leader from 1986 to 1989 and from 1990 to 1992, taking a one year break for service in the

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as commander of a

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reconnaissance unit. Upon ending his service, with the rank of first lieutenant, he resumed his work in construction. In 1992, Mirsky was made a technical director and seven years later became the general manager of a construction company. He retired from business to become an adviser to the

mayor of Riga Riga City Council () is the government of the city of Riga, the capital of Latvia. Its meeting place is in the Riga Town Hall (''Rīgas rātsnams)'' at the Town Hall Square (''Rātslaukums'') in the very heart of Riga. The Riga City Council con ...

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from 2001 until 2005, later being elected to the

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, the Latvian parliament 2006 until 2009. From July 2009 to July 2014 he was 1 of 9 Latvian

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in the

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, a member of the Harmony party elected as part of the

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. He was affiliated with the

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parliamentary group. Mirsky was a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and a substitute in the

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. In 2014 he ran as a candidate of his own political party

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and was not re-elected at the European election.

References

External links

Official website of the Alternative party
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mirsky, Alexander 1964 births Living people Latvian people of Russian-Jewish descent Deputies of the Saeima Harmony Centre MEPs MEPs for Latvia 2009–2014 Kaunas University of Technology alumni