Anatolijs Gorbunovs
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Biography of Anatolijs Gorbunovs |
| Born | 10. 02. 1942. Ludza district, Latvia |
| Education | 1959: graduated from Construction College 1970: graduated from Riga Polytechnical Institute 1978: graduated from Moscow Academy of Social Sciences |
| Private career | 1959–1962: technician/constructor at the state farm Nīkrāce, Skrunda District; employee at the Riga Agricultural Engineering Institute 1962–1965: served in the Soviet armed forces 1970–1974: senior lecturer at Riga Polytechnical Institute |
| Political career | 1974–1988: member of the Riga Office of the Central Committee of the Latvian Communist Party 1988–1990: Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Latvian SSR 1990– 1993: Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia, elected from the Popular Front 1993–1995: Speaker of the 5th Saeima, elected from the Latvijas Ceļš (Latvia’s Way) party; member of the Standing Committee on Economy 1995: member of the 6th Saeima, elected from the Latvijas Ceļš (Latvia’s Way) party; member of the Committee on Economy, Agriculture, Regional Affairs and Environment; member of the Central Land Committee; chairman of the Committee on European Affairs (from February 1996) 1996–1998: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development, chairman of the Latvian delegation to the Latvian–Russian Intergovernmental Committee 1998–2002: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Transport, chairman of the Latvian delegation to the Latvian–Russian Intergovernmental Committee |
| Political party | Latvijas Ceļš (Latvia’s Way) party |
| Marital status | Married, has one son |
| Language skills | Latvian, Russian, English |