Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis

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Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis. 2008.

Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis (born February 19, 1962 in Ventspils ) is a Latvian politician. From November 2010 to October 2011 he was Foreign Minister of his country in the first government of Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis . Kristovkis had previously served in various cabinets as Minister of the Interior and Minister of Defense.

biography

Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis attended secondary school No. 1 in Ventspils and then studied civil engineering at the Riga Polytechnic Institute until 1984 . In 1998 he obtained a master's degree in law from the University of Latvia and in 2002 a doctorate in political science from the same university.

Kristovskis' political engagement began in the 1980s in the environmental movement and the Latvijas Tautas Fronte in Ventspils. He was elected to the Ventspils City Council in 1989 and to the Supreme Council of the Latvian SSR in 1990. From 1993 Kristovskis was elected four times in a row to the Latvian parliament, the Saeima , in 1993 and 1995 for the Latvijas Ceļš party , in 1998 and 2002 for his new party Tēvzemei ​​un Brīvībai / LNNK . He was a member of the European Parliament from 2004 , but lost his mandate in the 2009 European elections . Afterwards he was elected to the city parliament of Riga , where he led the opposition.

After disputes within Tēvzemei ​​un Brīvībai / LNNK, Kristovskis resigned in 2008 and founded Pilsoniskā savienība with others . Pilsoniskā savienība went to the elections for the 10th Saeima 2010, the electoral alliance Vienotība , which could unite the most votes and was the strongest force in parliament. On November 3, 2010 Kristovskis became Foreign Minister in the government of Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis . Just a few days after taking office, Kristovski had to face a motion of no confidence after an exchange of letters with a doctor became known which contained statements by the doctor that were perceived as anti-Russian. The motion was rejected by 51 votes from the ruling coalition against 36 votes from Saskaņas Centrs and Par Labu Latviju . In the elections for the 11th Saeima 2011, Kristovskis received the most minus dashes from the voters, slipped from number 1 on the Riga Vienotība electoral list to last place and did not receive a seat in parliament.

Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis is a signatory to the Prague Declaration on Europe's Conscience and Communism .

Private matters and awards

Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis is married to the actress Ilze Rudolf-Kristovskis. He was awarded the three-star medal, third class and the Westhard medal .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Кристовскис сохранил пост главы МИД (Russian, November 9, 2010, viewed August 18, 2011)
  2. ^ Prague Declaration: Selected signatories . Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.

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personal data
SURNAME Kristovskis, Ģirts Valdis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Latvian politician, MEP
DATE OF BIRTH 19th February 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Ventspils