Juris Sokolovskis (, transcribed: Yuriy Nikolayevich Sokolovskiy) (born 13 June 1976 in

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) is a

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and

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, member of the 7th, 8th and 9th

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,9th Saeima
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Career

1996 — Took part in founding the Equal Rights party and joins the

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. 1998 — Elected to the 7th Saeima, becoming the youngest MP in Saeima's history. 2002 — Re-elected to Saeima. 2003 March-June — Became head of ForHRUL group in the Saeima. 2004 May-June —Temporarily serves as MEP from Latvia. 2005 — Served as the co-chairman of ForHRUL youth organization. 2006 — Re-elected to the Saeima (serving until 2010). 2007-2011 — Served as co-chairman of ForHRUL.

References

1976 births Living people Lawyers from Riga Latvian people of Russian descent Equal Rights (Latvia) politicians Latvian Russian Union politicians Deputies of the 7th Saeima Deputies of the 8th Saeima Deputies of the 9th Saeima Latvian Russian Union MEPs MEPs 1999–2004 Politicians from Riga 21st-century Latvian lawyers {{Latvia-MEP-stub