Jānis Vitenbergs Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jānis Vitenbergs - Ekonomikas Ministrija . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920015844/https://www.em.gov.lv/lv/Ministrija/par_ministriju_/ministrijas_vadiba/25684-janis-vitenbergs . 2020-09-20 . 2020-05-25 . www.em.gov.lv.
2. Web site: Economics Minister dismissed from office. Līcīte. Madara. Public Broadcasting of Latvia. en. May 12, 2021. May 13, 2021.
3. Web site: Janis Vitenbergs appointed economics minister. www.baltictimes.com. 2020-05-25.
4. Web site: 2016-02-10 . Jānis Vitenbergs . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023001340/https://mk.gov.lv/lv/amatpersonas/janis-vitenbergs . 2020-10-23 . 2020-05-25 . mk.gov.lv . lv.
5. Web site: Economics Minister withdrawn from office after changing party. Public Broadcasting of Latvia. en. 22 April 2021. 12 May 2021.