11th Prime Minister of Latvia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Valdis Dombrovskis (born 5 August 1971) is a Latvian politician. He is the Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People since 2019 and European Commissioner for Trade since 2020. He was European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union from 2016 to 2020 and Prime Minister of Latvia from 2009 to 2014.
Valdis Dombrovskis | |
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| Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2019 | |
| President | Ursula von der Leyen |
| Preceded by | Office established[1] |
| European Commissioner for Trade | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2020 Acting: 26 August 2020 – 12 October 2020 | |
| President | Ursula von der Leyen |
| Preceded by | Phil Hogan |
| European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union | |
| In office 16 July 2016 – 12 October 2020 | |
| President | Jean-Claude Juncker Ursula von der Leyen |
| Preceded by | The Lord Hill of Oareford |
| Succeeded by | Mairead McGuinness |
| 20th Prime Minister of Latvia | |
| In office 12 March 2009 – 22 January 2014 | |
| President | Valdis Zatlers Andris Bērziņš |
| Preceded by | Ivars Godmanis |
| Succeeded by | Laimdota Straujuma |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 7 November 2002 – 9 March 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Einars Repše |
| Preceded by | Gundars Bērziņš |
| Succeeded by | Oskars Spurdziņš |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1971 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | New Era Party (2002–2011) Unity (2011–present) |
| Other political affiliations | European People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ārija Dombrovska |
| Education | University of Latvia Riga Technical University University of Maryland, College Park |
Dombrovskis was Minister for Finance of Latvia from 2002 to 2004.[2] He then was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the New Era Party from 2004 to 2009.
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