Mārtiņš Staķis
Mārtiņš Staķis | |
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Mayor of Riga | |
Assumed office 2 October 2020 | |
President | Egils Levits |
Prime Minister | Krišjānis Kariņš |
Preceded by | Oļegs Burovs (Interim administration since February 2020) |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence | |
In office 1 February 2019 – 21 August 2020 | |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | |
Deputy to the Saeima | |
In office 6 November 2018 – 5 June 2020 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Tukums, Latvian SSR, USSR (now Latvia) | 4 July 1979
Nationality | Latvian |
Political party | Movement For! |
Other political affiliations | Development/For! |
Mother | Dagnija Staķe |
Residence | Riga, Latvia |
Alma mater | University of Latvia Helsinki School of Economics |
Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Mārtiņš Staķis (born 4 July 1979) is a Latvian politician and businessman, currently serving as Mayor of Riga since 2020. He served as a deputy of the 13th Saeima, the Latvian parliament, until he resigned on 5 June 2020. On 29 August 2020, Staķis was elected to the Riga City Council, and on 2 October, elected Mayor of Riga.[1]
He is a member of the political party Movement For! and represents the political alliance Development/For!.
Biography[]
Staķis is the son of Dagnija Staķe, the former .[2]
He graduated from the in 2004 and obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Latvia, specializing in municipal organization. He also studied at the Helsinki School of Economics in Finland.[2][3]
Staķis started his working life in a Narvesen kiosk and for more than a decade, from 1999 to 2010, worked as a marketing director. Since 2010, he has been a businessman, distributor of the coffee brand illy and owner of Innocent Cafe in Riga.[2][3]
He gained public recognition for hosting the TV show Saknes debesīs on LTV1.[4] He has also been active in the Latvian National Guard as well as working as a volunteer for the youth educational organization MOT.[5]
Staķis is one of the founders and members of the choir Pa Saulei as well as a board member of the St. Gertrude Old Church in Riga.[6] He is one of the authors behind the Ū vitamīns initiative, aiming to provide free drinking water in cafes, restaurants and other public places.[7]
Political work[]
In August 2017, Staķis helped found Movement For!, and was elected to the board of the party.[8] Since its founding, Staķis has been active in the party, both as executive director and leader of its pre-election campaign.[6]
Staķis was elected in the Riga Constituency in the 2018 Latvian parliamentary elections, representing the Development/For! alliance, formed between his own Movement For! and the classical liberal For Latvia's Development. Before the election, Staķis was discussed as a possible candidate for the office of Minister of Defence.[9]
Before the 2020 Riga City Council elections, Staķis gave up his seat in the Saeima on 5 June 2020, and party colleague took over his seat.
On 29 August 2020, elections were held, with the alliance between Development/For! and The Progressives winning 18 seats, the most of any electoral list.[10] On 2 October 2020 Staķis was elected Mayor, leading a broad coalition consisting of Development/For!, The Progressives, New Unity, the National Alliance, the Latvian Association of Regions and the New Conservative Party.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Par Rīgas mēru ievēlēts Mārtiņš Staķis" (in Latvian). Latvijas Avīze. October 2, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Kincis, Jānis (August 10, 2020). "Ko Rīgai sola "Attīstībai/Par!", "Progresīvie" un Mārtiņš Staķis?" (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Mārtiņš Staķis" (in Latvian). Movement For!. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "LTV raidījumu "Saknes debesīs" vadīs Mārtiņš Staķis" (in Latvian). Latvijas Avīze. August 16, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "Mārtiņš Staķis". latvia.mot.global. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Kustības 'Par!' priekšvēlēšanu kampaņu kūrēs uzņēmējs un reliģijas raidījuma vadītājs Staķis" (in Latvian). DELFI. December 28, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "Uzsāk bezmaksas Ū vitamīna nodrošināšanu sabiedriskās vietās" (in Latvian). udensparbrivu.lv. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Partiju "Kustība Par!" vadīs Pavļuts; valdē ievēlē arī Viņķeli un Dālderi" (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. August 26, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Domburs, Jānis (September 5, 2018). "'Par ko balsot?' Kandidātu debates par Latvijas aizsardzību. Pilns ieraksts" (in Latvian). DELFI. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "Development/For!/Progressives lead the way in Rīga council elections". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. August 30, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Latvian businesspeople
- University of Latvia alumni
- Mayors of Riga
- Deputies of the 13th Saeima
- 21st-century businesspeople