Edgars Zalāns (born 3 September 1967) is a Latvian

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and

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. He was Minister of Regional Development and Local Governments of Latvia from 8 November 2007 to 17 March 2010.

Biography

Zalāns graduated from

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in 1992, obtaining a diploma of architecture followed by a post-graduate certificate in Planning from the

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in 1994. From 1992 until 1994 he was a key architect in the Kuldīga district. For several years he worked as the district council and Kuldīga City Hall. During the period from 2001 until 2007 he was a member of the Kuldīga City Council. In 2007 Edgars Zalāns became the Minister of Regional Development, a post he held until 2010.

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1967 births Living people People from Kuldīga People's Party (Latvia) politicians Ministers of Regional Development and Local Governments of Latvia Deputies of the 7th Saeima Deputies of the 10th Saeima Latvian architects Riga Technical University alumni {{Latvia-architect-stub