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WORK EXPERIENCE
- 15.08.2024 - until now - State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture
- From April 2022 - Deputy Chairperson of the Council, University of Biosciences and Technologies in Latvia
- 24.09.2019- 14.08.2024 – Director, Rural Support Service
- 2007-2019 – Deputy Director, Rural Support Service
- 2005-2007 – Director of EU Direct Payment Department, Rural Support Service
- 2002-2005 - Senior Expert, Head of Division, Deputy Director of EU Direct Payment Department, Rural Support Service
- 2001-2002 - Senior Expert of Rural Development Department, Ministry of Agriculture
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ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 2007- until now - Monitoring Committee Member of Rural Development Programme and Action Programme for Fisheries Development in Latvia (2007-2013 and 2014-2020)
- Deputy head of Community-driven Local Development Strategy Selection Commission
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EDUCATION
- 2001-2005 - Master of Economics in Business, University of Agriculture in Latvia
- 1998-2001 - Bachelor of Economics (focus on regional development), University of Agriculture in Latvia
- 1994-1998 - Agricultural Mechanic, Agricultural Technical School in Kandava
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LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Latvian - native
- English, Russian – very good
