Jānis Bordāns

Date of birth: June 21, 1967

Education:
1992 – University of Latvia, Faculty of Law
1985 – Riga Secondary School No.39
 
Work experience:
Since July 5, 2012 – Minister for Justice
2011 - 2012 – Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Justice
Since 1996 – Sworn Advocate
June -November, 2010 – Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia for Legal Affairs, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
Since 2000 – Representative of the international software copyright organization “Business Software Alliance Inc.” in Latvia
September – December, 1996 – Trainee, London Law Office “Linklaters & Paines”
1995 - 1996 – Advisor to the Director General for Legal Affairs, non-profit state limited liability company ”Latvian Television”
1993 - 1996 - Assistant Advocate, Maija Sibilla Blauberga Sworn Advocate Office
1994 - 1995 – Member of the Parliament
1992 - 1993 – Ministry of Foreign Trade of Latvia, Division of Intergovernmental Agreements
1990 - 1992 – Prosecutor’s Office of the Rīga City Vidzeme District