Mārtiņš Bondars Explained

Mārtiņš Bondars
Office:Member of the 12th Saeima
Term Start:2014
Birth Date:31 December 1971
Nationality:Latvian
Party:TB/LNNK (2000-2002)
Latvian Association of Regions (2014-2017)
For Latvia's Development (since 2018)
Spouse:Ieva Bondare
Alma Mater:University of Latvia (1991–1993)
Lakeland College (1994–1996)
Harvard University (2011)

Mārtiņš Bondars (born 31 December 1971)[1] is a Latvian financier and politician. He has been member of the Latvian parliament since 2014. Bondars previously served as chief of staff to then President of Latvia Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga[2] and chairman of the Latvijas Krājbanka board (until 2009).[3]

He was the leader of the Latvian Association of Regions and a member of its constituent party, the Regional Alliance. He participated in the Latvian election for President in 2015 as the nominee of his alliance.[2] On July 28, 2017 he quit his post as the head of the Regional Alliance, protesting the party's decision to support Inguna Sudraba as head of the recently established parliamentary committee investigating the so-called "oligarch transcripts".[4] On December 18 Bondars also left the alliance.[5] [6] In 2018, he joined their former allies during the 2017 Riga City Council elections, the party For Latvia's Development.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mārtiņš Bondars. CVK. English. June 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20140930000529/http://sv2014.cvk.lv/saraksti/9b70f6556fee.html. September 30, 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Latvia prepares to pick a President from the 'black box' . June 1, 2015 . . June 3, 2015.
  3. Web site: Krajbanka board chairman Bondars steps down . . August 2, 2009 . June 3, 2015.
  4. News: Regional Alliance head quits amid dissatisfaction with oligarch commission . December 24, 2017 . . July 28, 2017.
  5. News: Leading politician quits Regional Alliance. December 24, 2017. Public Broadcasting of Latvia. December 18, 2017.
  6. News: Leader of Latvian Association of Regions announces his departure. December 24, 2017. Baltic News Network. December 18, 2017.
  7. Web site: Bondars pievienojies partijai 'Latvijas attīstībai' . lv . Delfi.lv . March 17, 2018 . March 20, 2018.