Roberts Ķīlis (14 March 1968 – 18 March 2022) was a Latvian politician and

social anthropologist Social anthropology is the study of patterns of behaviour in human societies and cultures. It is the dominant constituent of anthropology throughout the United Kingdom and much of Europe, where it is distinguished from cultural anthropology. In t ...

who served as Minister for Education and Science of Latvia.

Biography

Ķīlis received 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 ...

from the

University of Latvia University of Latvia (, shortened ''LU'') is a public research university located in Riga, Latvia. The university was established in 1919. History The University of Latvia, initially named as the Higher School of Latvia () was founded on Se ...

(1991) in

philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

and a

doctor's degree A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''Licentiate (degree), licentia docendi' ...

from

Cambridge University The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

(1999) in

social anthropology Social anthropology is the study of patterns of behaviour in human societies and cultures. It is the dominant constituent of anthropology throughout the United Kingdom and much of Europe, where it is distinguished from cultural anthropology. In t ...

. From 1994 onward he was an associate professor at the

Stockholm School of Economics in Riga The Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (''SSE Riga'' or ) is a business school in Riga, Latvia. It is a subsidiary of the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE). The school was founded in 1994 by the Stockholm School of Economics with the suppo ...

. Ķīlis was appointed Minister for Education and Science of Latvia in October 2011. Due to health problems, he resigned from office in April 2013.

References

1968 births 2022 deaths Politicians from Riga Ministers of education and science of Latvia University of Latvia alumni Alumni of the University of Cambridge Academic staff of the Stockholm School of Economics Social anthropologists Latvian anthropologists 20th-century anthropologists 21st-century anthropologists 20th-century Latvian politicians {{Latvia-politician-stub