Artis Pabriks

Date and place of birth: March 22, 1966, Jūrmala

Education:
Degree in history, University of Latvia
Ph.D. in pol. science, University of Aarhus, DK
 
Work experience:
Since November 3, 2010 - Minister for Defence
2007 to 2010 November - Member of Parliament, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, member of the European Affairs Committee, Head of Latvia – Japan, South Corea, Singapore and Montenegro Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation group
2004 – 2007 - Minister for Foreign Affairs
Since 2006- Professor at Vidzeme University College
2004 - Member of Parliament, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Parliamentary Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2003-2004 - policy analyst-consultant in the Political Education Foundation (PIF), Latvia
Since 2002 - member of the editorial board of the "Baltic Review" magazine
Since 2002 - ECRI (Council of Europe), deputy member on behalf of Latvia
2001-2003 - policy analyst in the Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies
Since 2001 - associate professor in Vidzeme University College in Political Science
Since 1997 - assistant professor in Vidzeme University College
1996-1997 - rector of Vidzeme University College
Since1994 - freelance lecturer, University of Aarhus, Denmark
1988-1990 - research assistant, Academy of Sciences
 
Languages:
Latvian, English, Russian, German, Danish