Jānis Vitenbergs

Jānis Vitenbergs

Minister for Transport
satiksmes.ministrija [at] sam.gov.lv
  • EDUCATION
    • 2005 – 2008   Liepāja University, Tourism Management, Professional Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism Management
    • 2003 – 2005 – Latvian Culture College, Culture Tourism Guide
    • 2000 -2003 -  Kandava Boarding Secondary School, primary education
  • WORK AND POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
    • Since 14 December 2022 – Minister for Transport of the Republic of Latvia
    • 1 November 2022 – 13 December 2022 – Member of 14 Saeima, Member of the Public Expenditure and Audit Committee and Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee
    • 26 May 2022 - 31 October 2022 Member of the 13th Saeima of the Republic of Latvia
    • 3 June 2021 - 19 May 2022 Minister for Economics of the Republic of Latvia
    • 20 May 2021 –2 June 2021- Member of the 13th Saeima of the Republic of Latvia, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia
    • 2 April 2020 – 13 May 2021 -  Minister for Economics of the Republic of Latvia
    • 30 January 2019 –2 April 2020  – Member of the 13th Saeima of the Republic of Latvia; Chairman of the Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee
    • 28 February 2019 – 2 April 2020 – Member of the 13th Saeima of the Republic of Latvia, Member of the National Security Committee
    • 20 November 2018 - 28 February 2019 – Member of the 13th Saeima of the Republic of Latvia; Member of the Public Expenditure and Audit Committee
    • 3 June 2014 – 5 November 2018 – LLC “Lietas MD”., Large Customer Sales Manager
    • 2 January 2014 –2 June 2014 – LLC “Sanitex”, Large Customer Sales Manager
    • 31 May 2012 –1 January 2014 – LLC “Sanitex Baltic Distribution”, Head of the Regional Trade Promotion Division
    • 20 May 2010 – 30 May 2012 – LLC “Sanitex Baltic Distribution”., trade representative
  • LANGUAGE SKILLS
    • Latvian – native
    • English – conversational level
    • Russian – conversational level