Kristaps Krištopans (born 27 March 1983) is a

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

n businessman and

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. He was elected to the

14th Saeima The Fourteenth Saeima of Latvia ( lv, 14. Saeima) was elected in the 2022 Latvian parliamentary election held on 1 October 2022. Election The 100 members of the Saeima are elected by open list proportional representation from five multi-me ...

on the list of the Latvia First Party.

Biography

Krištopans is the son of Latvian basketball player, businessman and politician Vils Krištopans. He trained in basketball and played in the LJBL, and later in amateur tournaments. He received his higher education in the US, graduating from

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(Bachelor of Business Administration, 2005) and

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(Master of Business Administration, 2008). In 2021, he went bankrupt as a private individual, at that time his debts exceeded EUR 1.2 million. Before his election to the Parliament, he reported debts of more than EUR 900 000. K. Krištopans is married to Kristine Lepnāne, but his previous marriage to Santa Šmiti has been dissolved. A son was born in each marriage. In the elections to the 14th Saeima in autumn 2022, K. Krištopans was elected to the

on the list of the Latvia First party, as was his father V. Krištopans.

References

1983 births Living people Deputies of the 14th Saeima Latvia's First Party politicians {{Latvia-bio-stub