Andris Šuvajevs (born June 18, 1991) is a Latvian

economic anthropologist Economic anthropology is a field that attempts to explain human economic behavior in its widest historic, geographic and cultural scope. It is an amalgamation of economics and anthropology. It is practiced by anthropologists and has a complex re ...

, researcher, and politician. He currently serves as a member of the 14th Saeima, representing the

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party. Since April 29, 2023, he has been the Deputy Chairman of the Progressives.

Biography

He was born into the family of philosophers

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and Andžela Šuvajeva. On his mother's side, he is the stepson of composer

Imants Kalniņš Imants Kalniņš (born 26 May 1941 in Riga, Latvian SSR) is a Latvian composer, musician and politician. Having studied classical and choral music, he has written seven symphonies, several operas (including the first rock opera in the USSR, , ora ...

. He earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences in sociology (with distinction) from the

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, as well as a master's degree in social anthropology from the

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. As an economic anthropologist, he has researched the history of post-Soviet economies, state anthropology, and modern monetary theory. He has been a lecturer and researcher at Rīga Stradiņš University, a policy researcher at "

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", and has also worked in financial journalism at the TVNET portal.

Political career

Running in the 14th Saeima elections on the Progressives party list, he prioritized the initiative "for the cancellation of unpayable debts to return citizens to the formal economy, boost demand levels, and enhance people's social protection. The first step is a comprehensive database on citizens' debts, repayment dynamics, and terms." He was elected to the

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from the

list on October 1, 2022. On April 29, 2023, he was elected as the co-chairman of the Progressives (together with Riga City Council deputy Justīne Panteļējeva). He serves on the Budget and Finance (Taxation) Committee of the 14th Saeima and has been its deputy chairman since September 27, 2023. Previously, he worked on the Public Expenditure and Audit Committee, and since the Progressives party entered the coalition, he has been serving on the 14th Saeima's Demand Committee. After party member

Kaspars Briškens Kaspars Briškens (born 12 November 1982) is a Latvian politician, economist, and a former diplomat. In the 2022 parliamentary election, Kaspars Briškens is a candidate for the post of prime minister of the Progressives party. Biography He ...

was appointed as the Minister of Transport in the Cabinet of

Evika Siliņa Evika Siliņa (born 3 August 1975) is a Latvian lawyer and politician who has been serving as the prime minister of Latvia since 15 September 2023. From 2022 to 2023, she served as in the second cabinet of prime minister Krišjānis Kariņš. S ...

, A. Šuvajevs replaced Briškens as the chairman of the Progressives parliamentary faction.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Šuvajevs, Andris 1991 births Living people Latvian anthropologists Alumni of the University of Oxford Deputies of the 14th Saeima The Progressives (Latvia) politicians