Jānis Vitenbergs (born May 8, 1985) is a Latvian politician, who served as the Minister of Economics of the Republic of Latvia from April 2020 until May 2021 and June 2021 until May 2022 Prior to this, he was the chairman of the
Saeima
The Saeima () is the parliament of the Latvia, Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the p ...
national economic, rural, environmental, and regional policy committee.
Education
In 2005, he graduated from the Latvian College of Culture as a cultural tourism guide. In 2008, he obtained a
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...
in tourism at the
University of Liepaja.
Career
In 2018, he was elected to the 13th Saeima on the
KPV LV party list. In April 2021, he left KPV LV and joined the
National Alliance National Alliance may refer to:
Electoral alliances
*National Alliance (Egypt) (2015)
* National Alliance (Ireland) (2024 onwards)
* National Alliance (Pakistan) (2002-2004)
*Nation Alliance (Turkey) (2018-2023)
Political parties and organizations ...
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References
1985 births
Living people
People from Tukums Municipality
Who Owns the State? politicians
National Alliance (Latvia) politicians
Deputies of the 13th Saeima
Deputies of the 14th Saeima
Transport ministers of Latvia
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