- EDUCATION
- 2009 – 2011 – Turība University, Faculty of Law, Professional Master's Degree in Law
- 2002 –2006 – Turība University, Faculty of Law, Professional Bachelor's Degree in Law
- 1998 – 2002 – Liepāja Pedagogical Academy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bachelor's Degree
- 1993 –1998 – Liepāja E. Melngailis Music College
- 1984 –1993 – Saldus Secondary School No 2
- WORK EXPERIENCE
- Since 12 August 2024 – Director of the State Chancellery
- 3 January 2022 – 11 August 2024 – State Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture
- 2020 – 11 December 2023 – Member of Supervisory Board at JSC Rīgas Siltums
- 2019 – January 2022 – Council Member at the Latvian Judicial Training Centre
- 2014 – 2021 – State Secretary at the Ministry of Justice
- 2009 –2014 – Director of the Administrative Department, Ministry of Justice
- 2007 – 2009 – Head of the Economic Operations Division of the Administrative Department, Ministry of Justice
- 2006 –2007 – Member of Management Board at FF International Movers Ltd.
- 2003 –2005 – Sales Manager at FF International Movers Ltd.
- 2002 –2003 – Sales Representative at Avers Centrs Ltd. Riga Division
- 1998 –2002 – Head of Production Unit at Ceptuve-2 Ltd.
- SUPLEMENTARY EDUCATION
- Higher Education Leadership Programme (2023), Massachusetts Institute of Technology Global Education Lab
- Strategic Workforce Planning
- Managing Complex Individual Conversations with Employees
- Leadership Roles and Tools for Creating a Positive Work Environment
- Communication with the Media
- The ABCs of Effective Leadership
- Practical Application of the Law on the Submissions and the Freedom of Information Law
- IT Procurement Challenges and Solutions in Public Procurement
- Business Contracts and Public Procurement
- Personal Data Security Measures
- Application of the CAF Model (Quality Management in Public Administration)
- Amendments to the Public Procurement Law
- Internal Control
- Risk Analysis and Management
- Communication System within the Organisation
- Franklin Covey ‘The 7 Habits of Effective Managers’
- Business Correspondence, Business Planning
- Fundamentals of Quality Management, Certificate from the Latvian Academy of Sciences
- LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
- Latvian – native
- Russian – fluent
- English – good
- French – beginner
- AWARDS
- 2022 – Letter of Recognition from the Ministry of Agriculture
- 2019 – Letter of Commendation from the Ministry of Culture for contribution to organizing Latvia’s centenary celebration
- 2019 – Award of the Prison Administration ‘Medal of Honour’
- 2019 –Turība University Annual Award 'Honorary Graduate in Public Administration'
- 2018 – Letter of Commendation from the Catholic Church in Latvia
- 2015 – Letter of Gratitude from the Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia
- 2015 – Award 'Honorary Medal of Recognition' from the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia
- 2015 – Certificate of Honour from the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia
- 2014 – Award ‘Creativity for the Rule of Law Governed Latvia’ from the Minister for Justice
- 2011 – Letter of Recognition, First Class from the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia
Functions of the Director
The State Chancellery is led by its director, who organises the administrative work of the State Chancellery.
The Director of the State Chancellery is a direct subordinate of the Prime Minister. The Director of the State Chancellery is appointed to and dismissed from the post by an order of the Cabinet of Ministers upon initiative of the Prime Minister.
The Director of the State Chancellery may have two deputies - Deputy Director for Planning and Coordination Affairs and Deputy Director for Affairs of Legal Acts.
The Director of the State Chancellery:
- is responsible for lawfulness and performance of the institution;
- provides preparation of budget claims of the Cabinet of Ministers and public administration institutions under subordination of the Prime Minister and their submission to the Ministry of Finance, provides allocation, recording and control of the granted state budget funds and is responsible for lawful and reasonable usage of the budget of the State Chancellery in compliance with the Law "On Annual State Budget";
- provides the production of institution's development strategy and activity plan;
- according to the procedure set forth in the regulatory enactments, presents a report on usage of the granted state budget funds;
- provides performance of personnel management;
- according to the procedure set forth in the regulatory enactments, appoints to and dismisses from the post public servants of the institution and appoints to and dismisses from the post employees of the institution;
- without a special authorisation represents the institution and concludes agreements on behalf of it;
- authorises officials of the State Chancellery to represent the institution in state and local government institutions, as well as in relations with non-governmental and international organisations;
- organises and chairs meetings of State Secretaries;
- in order to ensure performance of the tasks and functions of the State Chancellery, has the right to give orders to the civil servants and employees of the State Chancellery;
- examines complaints on decisions passed by officials of the State Chancellery and cancels unlawful decisions passed by officials of the institution.