IvarsGodmanis

General Data

 * Born on 27 November 1951, Rīga
 * Country: Latvia
 * Political Group: Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party: Latvijas Pirmā Partija/Latvijas Ceļš

 Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 10G153 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845613 +32 2 28 45 613]/[callto://+3222847613 +32 2 28 47 613] Fax: +32 2 28 49 613 Bâtiment Winston Churchill M02067 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175613 +33 3 88 175 613]/[callto://+33388177613 +33 3 88 177 613] Fax: +33 3 88 179 613
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:ivars.godmanis@europarl.europa.eu ivars.godmanis(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=97004

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Budgets (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with Belarus (Member)
 * Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (Member)
 * Committee on Regional Development (Substitute)
 * Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * State University of Latvia, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, specialism: solid state physics (1974)
 * First degree in Physics and Mathematics, State University of Latvia (1983)
 * PhD in physics, University of Latvia (1992)
 * European Business Seminar (business management course), traineeship in Germany with Hoechst AG and Dresden Bank, with a Karl Duisburg grant (1993)
 * State University of Latvia, Institute of Solid State Physics, junior research assistant (1974-1988)
 * University of Latvia, department of IT and technical training media, senior lecturer (1987-1988)
 * Vice-chair, Latvijas Tautas fronte (Latvian People's Front) (1988-1990)
 * Chair, Council of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia (1990-1993)
 * A/s Software House Riga, Vice-President (1994-1995)
 * Latvijas Komercbanku asociācija (Latvian Association of Commercial Banks), Vice-President (1995)
 * President of the bank Latvijas Krājbanka
 * Board member, Latvijas kuģniecība shipyards (1995-1997)
 * Member of the executive, Latvijas kuģniecība shipyards
 * Chairman of the board of the bank Latvijas Krājbanka
 * A/s House of Prince, member of the board (1997-1998)
 * Member of the Latvian Parliament during its 7th parliamentary term (1998-2002)
 * Minister of Finance of Latvia (1998-1999)
 * A/s Saliena Real, member of the board (2002-2004)
 * A/s Radio SWH, programme director (2003)
 * Minister for Home Affairs of Latvia (2006-2007)
 * Prime Minister of Latvia (2007-2009)
 * Member of the Latvian Parliament during its 9th parliamentary term (since 2009)
 * Chair, Policy Committee, Latvijas Tautas fronte (Latvian People's Front) (1988-1989)
 * Vice-chair, Latvijas Tautas fronte (Latvian People's Front) (1989-1990)
 * Member of the board, Latvijas Ceļš party, chair of the Policy Committee (1997-1999)
 * Vice-chair, Latvijas Ceļš party (1999-2002)
 * Member of the board, Latvijas Ceļš party (2002-2005)
 * Chair, Latvijas Ceļš party (2005-2007)
 * Co-chair, LPP/LC party (since 2007)
 * Member, Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia (1990-1993)
 * Member of the Latvian Parliament during its 7th parliamentary term (1998-2002)
 * Member of the Latvian Parliament during its 9th parliamentary term (since 2009)
 * Chair, Council of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia (1990-1993)
 * Minister of Finance of Latvia (1998-1999)
 * Minister for Home Affairs of Latvia (2006-2007)
 * Prime Minister of Latvia (2007-2009)
 * Order of the Three Stars, 2nd class (1995)
 * Commemorative decoration for those who manned the barricades in 1991

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 97.1/100
 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 62.5/100

Positions
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10/09/2010 Written Declaration 12/2010 (ACTA)
Has signed written declaration 12/2010 on the lack of a transparent process for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and potentially objectionable content.