Jānis Vitenbergs

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Jānis Vitenbergs
Vitenbergs in 2019
Minister of Economics of Latvia
In office June 3, 2021 – May 18, 2022
Preceded by	Kaspars Gerhards (acting)
Succeeded by	Kaspars Gerhards (acting)
In office April 2, 2020 – May 14, 2021
Preceded by	Ralfs Nemiro
Succeeded by	Kaspars Gerhards (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1985-05-08) May 8, 1985 (age 39)
Political party	KPV LV (2018-2021) National Alliance (2021-)
Occupation	Politician

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 "Economics Minister withdrawn from office after changing party".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.