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and chairman of the

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board (until 2009). He was the leader of the

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and a member of its constituent party, the Regional Alliance. He participated in the Latvian

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in 2015 as the nominee of his alliance. On July 28, 2017 he quit his post as the head of the Regional Alliance, protesting the party's decision to support

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as head of the recently established parliamentary committee investigating the so-called "oligarch transcripts". On December 18 Bondars also left the alliance. In 2018, he joined their former allies during the 2017 Riga City Council elections, the party

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1971 births Living people For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK politicians Latvian Association of Regions politicians For Latvia's Development politicians Deputies of the 12th Saeima Deputies of the 13th Saeima Candidates for President of Latvia University of Latvia alumni {{Latvia-bio-stub