Country: Latvia
Party: Partija "VIENOTĪBA"
Curriculum Vitae
Born in 1952. Riga. Master of Arts, Latvian Academy of Art, 1996. General Secretary;1987 – 1988; Latvian Artists' Union. General Secretary of the LPF Coordinating Council, Deputy Chairman; 1988 - 1990 Latvian Popular Front (LPF¬). Chief of Protocol, Deputy Foreign Minister; 1990 - 1993 Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador to the UN in Geneva; 1993 – 1997. Ambassador to France; 1997 – 2002. Ambassador to UNESCO; 2000 – 2002. Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs; November 7, 2002 – 9 March, 2004. European Commissioner; 1 May – 20 November 2004. Member of Latvian Parliament, October 2006. Member of Board, Robert Schuman Foundation. MEP since 2009.
My Positions in Parliament:
- Member - Intergroup on European Cultural Heritage, Ways of Saint James and other European Cultural Routes
- Member - Partija "VIENOTĪBA"
- Member - Euronest
- Member - Ukraine
- Member - Special Committee on foreign interference and disinformation, and on strengthening integrity in the EP
- Member - Foreign Affairs
- Member - European Parliament
- Substitute - NATO
- Substitute - EEA/EFTA and the North
- Substitute - International Trade
My Positions in the group:
- Head of National Delegation - EPP Group Bureau
- Member - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
- Member - EPP Group Heads of National Delegation
MY WORK IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
In progress
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BRU:
SPINELLI 08F155 (ALTIERO SPINELLI)
Parlement européen
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles / Brussel
BRU:
SPINELLI 08F155 (ALTIERO SPINELLI)
Parlement européen
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles / Brussel
STR:
WEISS T11029 (LOUISE WEISS)
Parlement européen
Allée du Printemps
BP 1024/F
F-67070 Strasbourg cedex
