- EDUCATION
- 1987 – 1993 - University of Latvia, Faculty of Economics, specialization in national economy planning , professional Master’s Degree
- 1976 – 1987 - Riga Secondary School No 1
- WORK EXPERIENCE
- 2019 – Minister of Agriculture
- 2014 – 2019 - Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development
- 2013 – 2014 - Member of the Board at LLC LDZ Cargo
- 2011 – 2013 - Chairman of the Board at SJSC Elektroniskie sakari
- 2009 – 2010 - Minister for Transport
- 2007 – 2009 - Minister for Economics
- 2007 – 2009 - Member of the Board at Ventspils Free Port
- 2006 – 2007 - State Secretary at the Ministry of Economics
- 1999 – 2007 - Adviser to the President for National Economy Affairs
- 1996 – 1999 - Project Manager at Norway – Latvia Business Development Fund; Member of the Board at JSC Naukšēni, JSC Lords, JSC Libanons
- 1995 – 1996 - Economists Association 2010, Editor of the Program
- 1995 - Assisstant to the Minister, Ministry of Economics
- 1993 – 1995 - Economist, SEO at JSC Selga
- LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Latvian – native, German and English – good command, Russian – fluent