After completing his mandatory two-year stint in the Soviet Army, Pabriks obtained a degree in history from the University of Latvia in 1992 and, on a Danish-financed grant,[2] completed his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Aarhus in 1996.
After finishing his Ph.D. on minorities in Europe,[3] he became the rector of the Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, a newly founded regional college located in Valmiera. He has co-authored one book: Latvia: Challenge of Change (2001), which was subsequently re-published together with volumes on Lithuania and Estonia under the title The Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (2002). Both were published by Routledge.
Political career
Pabriks was one of the founding members of the People's Party in 1998 and became a member of the Saeima in March 2004. He served as chairman of the Foreign Affairs Commission.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2004–2007
Pabriks was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs on 21 July 2004. He resigned from his position in October 2007 due to disagreements with the leadership of the People's Party, which he subsequently left.
Return to private life 2008-2010
In September 2008, Pabriks was one of founding members of the Society for Political Change. He was a visiting professor at Bosphorus University in Istanbul lecturing for the first semester of the 2009-2010 academic year.
Minister of Defence, 2010–2014
In April 2011, Pabriks met with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates at the Pentagon.
In 2010 Pabriks challenged the incumbent general secretary of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Spencer Oliver for his position. Pabriks, supported by the Latvian delegation, called the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s rules "quite shocking from the perspective of an organization that's monitoring elections". It would have required a full consensus minus one to oust Oliver who has been in the position of general secretary since the organization’s inception in 1992. Pabriks was unsuccessful in his challenge.[4]
Pabriks was elected to the European Parliament at the European election in 2014. He has since been serving on the Committee on International Trade. In this capacity, he is the Parliament’s chief rapporteur on EU-Canada trade agreement CETA. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the Parliament’s delegations to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly and for relations with the countries of Central America.
In 2015, news media reported that Pabriks was included in a Russian blacklist of prominent people from the European Union who are not allowed to enter the country.[6][7]
In 2016, Pabriks was the Parliament’s lead negotiator on a proposal to set up a new EU border force and coast guard.[8]
Leader of Development/For! since 2018
In February 2019, Pabriks greets U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels.
In June 2018 Pabriks left the Unity party and joined the liberal movement Development/For!. He was nominated as the prime ministerial candidate of this electoral alliance and was elected member of the Saeima in the 2018 parliamentary election.
^Andrew Gardner (January 8, 2014), Latvia poised to gain its first female prime minister European Voice.
^Laurence Norman (May 30, 2015), Russia Produces Blacklist of EU People Banned From Entering Country The Wall Street Journal.
^European Union anger at Russian travel blacklist BBC News, May 31, 2015.
^Jacopo Barigazzi (June 22, 2016), Parliament and Council agree on the EU border, coast guard Politico Europe.
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January 29, 2023
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Artis Pabriks born 22 March 1966 is a Latvian politician Since January 2019 he has been the Minister for Defence and Deputy Prime Minister of Latvia From 2014 to 2018 he was a Member of the European Parliament Artis PabriksMinister for Defence of LatviaIn office 23 January 2019 14 December 2022Prime MinisterArturs Krisjanis KarinsPreceded byRaimonds BergmanisSucceeded byInara MurnieceIn office 3 November 2010 22 January 2014Prime MinisterValdis DombrovskisPreceded byImants LiegisSucceeded byRaimonds VejonisMember of the European Parliament for LatviaIn office 1 July 2014 5 November 2018Minister for Foreign Affairs of LatviaIn office 21 July 2004 28 October 2007Prime MinisterIndulis EmsisAigars KalvitisPreceded byRihards PiksSucceeded byMaris RiekstinsPersonal detailsBorn 1966 03 22 22 March 1966 age 56 Jurmala Latvian SSR Soviet UnionPolitical partyPeople s Party 1998 2007 Society for Political Change 2008 2011 Unity 2011 2018 For Latvia s Development 2019 present 1 Other politicalaffiliationsDevelopment For 2018 present Alma materAarhus UniversityUniversity of LatviaWebsitewww artispabriks lv Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Political career 2 1 Minister of Foreign Affairs 2004 2007 2 2 Return to private life 2008 2010 2 3 Minister of Defence 2010 2014 2 4 Member of the European Parliament 2014 2018 2 5 Leader of Development For since 2018 2 6 Defence Minister 2019 2022 3 Other activities 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and career EditAfter completing his mandatory two year stint in the Soviet Army Pabriks obtained a degree in history from the University of Latvia in 1992 and on a Danish financed grant 2 completed his Ph D in political science from the University of Aarhus in 1996 After finishing his Ph D on minorities in Europe 3 he became the rector of the Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences a newly founded regional college located in Valmiera He has co authored one book Latvia Challenge of Change 2001 which was subsequently re published together with volumes on Lithuania and Estonia under the title The Baltic States Estonia Latvia and Lithuania 2002 Both were published by Routledge Political career EditPabriks was one of the founding members of the People s Party in 1998 and became a member of the Saeima in March 2004 He served as chairman of the Foreign Affairs Commission Minister of Foreign Affairs 2004 2007 Edit Pabriks was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs on 21 July 2004 He resigned from his position in October 2007 due to disagreements with the leadership of the People s Party which he subsequently left Return to private life 2008 2010 Edit In September 2008 Pabriks was one of founding members of the Society for Political Change He was a visiting professor at Bosphorus University in Istanbul lecturing for the first semester of the 2009 2010 academic year Minister of Defence 2010 2014 Edit In April 2011 Pabriks met with U S Defense Secretary Robert Gates at the Pentagon After the 2010 parliamentary election Pabriks re entered the government as the Minister of Defence In 2010 Pabriks challenged the incumbent general secretary of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co operation in Europe Spencer Oliver for his position Pabriks supported by the Latvian delegation called the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly s rules quite shocking from the perspective of an organization that s monitoring elections It would have required a full consensus minus one to oust Oliver who has been in the position of general secretary since the organization s inception in 1992 Pabriks was unsuccessful in his challenge 4 In early 2014 Pabriks was Unity s first nominee to replace incumbent Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis however he was rejected by President Andris Berzins who argued that he lacked economic credentials Instead the position went to Laimdota Straujuma 5 Member of the European Parliament 2014 2018 Edit Pabriks was elected to the European Parliament at the European election in 2014 He has since been serving on the Committee on International Trade In this capacity he is the Parliament s chief rapporteur on EU Canada trade agreement CETA In addition to his committee assignments he is a member of the Parliament s delegations to the Euro Latin American Parliamentary Assembly and for relations with the countries of Central America In 2015 news media reported that Pabriks was included in a Russian blacklist of prominent people from the European Union who are not allowed to enter the country 6 7 In 2016 Pabriks was the Parliament s lead negotiator on a proposal to set up a new EU border force and coast guard 8 Leader of Development For since 2018 Edit In February 2019 Pabriks greets U S Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels In June 2018 Pabriks left the Unity party and joined the liberal movement Development For He was nominated as the prime ministerial candidate of this electoral alliance and was elected member of the Saeima in the 2018 parliamentary election Defence Minister 2019 2022 Edit Between January 2019 and 14 December 2022 he was the Minister for Defence and Deputy Prime Minister of Latvia in the First Karins cabinet Other activities EditBaltic Review Member of the Editorial Board since 2002 Personal life EditPabriks has a daughter from a previous marriage and two children from his wife Undine an ethnic German 2 Pabriks speaks fluent Latvian Russian and English as well as some German and Danish 2 References Edit Pabriks and Ijabs join For Development of Latvia party LSM lv 3 October 2019 a b c Gary Peach October 23 2013 Artis Pabriks Tolerant fighter European Voice Alison Smale August 23 2014 Latvia s Tensions With Russians at Home Persist in Shadow of Ukraine Conflict The New York Times An election in Copenhagen Andrew Gardner January 8 2014 Latvia poised to gain its first female prime minister European Voice Laurence Norman May 30 2015 Russia Produces Blacklist of EU People Banned From Entering Country The Wall Street Journal European Union anger at Russian travel blacklist BBC News May 31 2015 Jacopo Barigazzi June 22 2016 Parliament and Council agree on the EU border coast guard Politico Europe External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Artis Pabriks Wikiquote has quotations related to Artis Pabriks PABRIKS Artis International Who s Who accessed September 1 2006 Pabriks A Occupational representation and ethnic discrimination in Latvia Riga Nordik 2002 ISBN 9984 675 78 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Artis Pabriks amp oldid 1134068220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
