Oskars Kastēns
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Oskars Kastēns (born July 19, 1971) is a
Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
n
journalist A journalist is a person who gathers information in the form of text, audio or pictures, processes it into a newsworthy form and disseminates it to the public. This is called journalism. Roles Journalists can work in broadcast, print, advertis ...
and a
politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...
. He is a member of the LPP/LC and a deputy of the 9th
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 ...
(Latvian Parliament). He is the former Minister for Special Assignments for Society Integration Affairs. Kastēns is also a member of the board of Global Panel America
Global Panel Foundation
, a
non-governmental organization A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus ...
.


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Saeima website
1971 births Living people Politicians from Riga Latvia's First Party politicians Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way politicians Deputies of the 8th Saeima Deputies of the 9th Saeima University of Latvia alumni {{Latvia-politician-stub