Vjačeslavs Dombrovskis
Vjačeslavs Dombrovskis | |
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| Minister for Education and Science | |
| In office 2 May 2013 – 22 January 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Valdis Dombrovskis Laimdota Straujuma |
| Preceded by | Roberts Ķīlis |
| Succeeded by | Ina Druviete |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1977 Riga, Soviet Union (now Latvia) |
| Political party | Reform Party (2011-?) Harmony (2018-present) |
| Alma mater | University of Latvia Clark University |
Vjačeslavs Dombrovskis (Russian: Вячесла́в Домбро́вский; born 27 December 1977 in Rīga) is a Latvian Russian politician and economist, who served as the Minister for Education and Science of Latvia.[1][2] and also as the Minister of Economics.[3]
Dombrovskis has a bachelor's degree from the University of Latvia in economics and finance and a doctor's degree from Clark University in economics. Dombrovskis gained Latvian citizenship through naturalization in 1997.
Political career
Dombrovskis entered politics in 2011, when he joined the newly founded Zatlers' Reform Party and was elected as a member of the Latvian parliament. For the following two years he was the leader of the Zatlers' Reform Party parliamentary fraction.
Dombrovskis was appointed Minister for Education and Science of Latvia in May 2013, after the resignation of previous Minister Roberts Ķīlis. He vowed to continue to focus on the five education and science priorities set by his predecessor.[1]
He joined the Harmony party in 2018 and was nominated by Nils Ušakovs and Jānis Urbanovičs to be the Harmony party's Prime Ministerial candidate at the 2018 parliamentary election.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b "Vjaceslavs Dombrovskis – new education and science minister in Latvia". The Baltic Course. May 2, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ "Latvija in brief". The Baltic Times. 11 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Harmony party names potential prime ministerial candidate". Public broadcasting of Latvia. LTV. June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ Kaža, Juris (14 August 2018). "Who is who in upcoming Latvian parliamentary elections". Re:Baltica. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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