Jānis Vitenbergs (born May 8, 1985) is a Latvian politician, who served as the Minister of Economics of the Republic of Latvia from April 2020 until May 2021 and June 2021 until May 2022[1][2] Prior to this, he was the chairman of the Saeima national economic, rural, environmental, and regional policy committee.[3]
Jānis Vitenbergs
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| Minister of Economics of Latvia | |
| In office June 3, 2021 – May 18, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Kaspars Gerhards (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Kaspars Gerhards (acting) |
| In office April 2, 2020 – May 14, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ralfs Nemiro |
| Succeeded by | Kaspars Gerhards (acting) |
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| Born | (1985-05-08) May 8, 1985 (age 39) |
| Political party | KPV LV (2018-2021) National Alliance (2021-) |
| Occupation | Politician |
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In 2005, he graduated from the Latvian College of Culture as a cultural tourism guide. In 2008, he obtained a Bachelor's degree in tourism at the University of Liepaja.[4]
In 2018, he was elected to the 13th Saeima on the KPV LV party list. In April 2021, he left KPV LV and joined the National Alliance.[5]
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