Jānis Vitenbergs
Minister of Economics of Latvia
In office
June 3, 2021  May 18, 2022
Preceded byKaspars Gerhards (acting)
Succeeded byKaspars Gerhards (acting)
In office
April 2, 2020  May 14, 2021
Preceded byRalfs Nemiro
Succeeded byKaspars Gerhards (acting)
Personal details
Born (1985-05-08) May 8, 1985
Political partyKPV LV (2018-2021)
National Alliance (2021-)
OccupationPolitician

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[1][2] Prior to this, he was the chairman of the Saeima national economic, rural, environmental, and regional policy committee.[3]

Education

In 2005, he graduated from the Latvian College of Culture as a cultural tourism guide. In 2008, he obtained a Bachelor's degree in tourism at the University of Liepaja.[4]

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.[5]

References

  1. "Jānis Vitenbergs - Ekonomikas Ministrija". www.em.gov.lv. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  2. Līcīte, Madara (May 12, 2021). "Economics Minister dismissed from office". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  3. "Janis Vitenbergs appointed economics minister". www.baltictimes.com. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  4. "Jānis Vitenbergs". mk.gov.lv (in Latvian). 2016-02-10. Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  5. "Economics Minister withdrawn from office after changing party". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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