EPP Group in the European Parliament

inese.vaidere@europarl.europa.eu

Country: Latvia

Party: Partija "VIENOTĪBA"

Curriculum Vitae

Born in 1952. Riga. Professor of economics (2003), Doctor of economics (1992), University of Latvia. President, Latvian Economic Development Forum (since 1998). University of Latvia: professor. Member, Editorial Board ”Parliament Magazine” (since 2005). Chairman; Helcom (2002-2004). Member; Latvian Parliament, Chairman; Foreign Affairs Committee (2002-2004). Member, Vice-chairman; Riga City Council (2001-2002). Adviser to the President of Latvia (1999-2000). Minister of the Environment of Latvia (1998-1999). Chairman; Regional Development Council (1997-1999). Member; Latvia-Russia Intergovernmental Commission (1998-1999). Adviser to the Prime Minister of Latvia (1997-1998). Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Economy (1996-1997). Orden of the President of Ukraine "For Merits" (2008). MEP since 2004.

My Positions in Parliament:

Vice-Chair - ACP
Member - Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages
Member - Intergroup on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Member - Intergroup on the Green New Deal
Member - Intergroup on European Cultural Heritage, Ways of Saint James and other European Cultural Routes
Member - Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital
Member - Intergroup on Anti-Corruption
Member - Partija "VIENOTĪBA"
Member - Economic and Monetary Affairs
Member - European Parliament
Substitute - Southeast Asia, ASEAN
Substitute - Cariforum
Substitute - Environment, Public Health and Food Safety