Aldis Gobzems
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Aldis Gobzems (born October 10, 1978) is a Latvian politician and lawyer. He first rose to prominence as a lawyer who represented victims of the 2013 Zolitūde shopping centre roof collapse,[1] and was the prime ministerial candidate for the Who Owns the State? party in the 2018 Latvian parliamentary elections.
Aldis Gobzems | |
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Member of 13th Saeima | |
In office November 6, 2018 – November 1, 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1978-10-10) October 10, 1978 (age 45) Kuldīga, Latvian SSR, USSR (now Latvia) |
Other political affiliations | For Each and Every One (2021–2022) Independent (2019–2021) Who Owns the State? (2018–2019) |
Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
Website | Personal Twitter account Facebook page Personal Facebook account Personal Instagram account Personal YouTube channel |
After being elected into parliament, Gobzems was nominated by President Raimonds Vējonis on November 26, 2018, to attempt to form and lead a new government by becoming Prime Minister of Latvia,[2][3] but his nomination was revoked on December 10 after negotiations with other parties failed.[4][5] After an increasingly public dispute with fellow Who Owns the State? leader Artuss Kaimiņš, he was expelled from the party on February 4, 2019.[6]
He has commonly been described as a populist by media,[7][8][9] while he has described his former party as part of a "right-of-center bloc".[10]