Andrejs Elksniņš
Andrejs Elksniņš | |
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| In office 17 January 2019 – 11 June 2020 | |
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| In office 26 June 2017 – 2 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jānis Lāčplēsis |
| Succeeded by | Rihards Eigims |
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| Born | 13 December 1982 Rīga, Latvian SSR, USSR |
| Political party | Harmony |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Profession | Lawyer, investigator |
Andrejs Elksniņš (Russian: Андрей Э́лксниньш; born 1982) is a Latvian politician of Latvian and Russian descent. He is a member of the Harmony party and was a deputy of the 12th Saeima.
Elksniņš took office as Mayor of Daugavpils, the second largest city in the country, on 26 June 2017[1] but was replaced by after just two months in office on September 2.[2] After the coalition led by Eigims collapsed on 22 November 2018, Elksniņš was re-elected as mayor on 17 January 2019[3][4] and removed from office on June 11, 2020.
References[]
- ^ Opposition MP takes over as mayor of Daugavpils. Public Broadcasting of Latvia, 26 June 2017. Retrieved: 6 September 2017
- ^ Daugavpils mayor toppled. Public Broadcasting of Latvia, 2 September 2017. Retrieved: 6 September 2017
- ^ "Elksniņš returns as Daugavpils mayor". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Prominent Harmony politician preparing to launch new political force". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
External links[]
- Official Facebook page (in Russian and Latvian)
- Profile on the website of the Saeima
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