Andris Bērziņš

Personal data

Citizenship: Citizen of the Republic of Latvia
Date of Birth: 10 December,1944

Education

  • 1987 - 1988 University of Latvia, Faculty of Economics, industrial planning
  • 1966 - 1971 Riga Polytechnic Institute, Faculty of Radio Engineering, radio engineer
  • 1963 - 1966 Service in the Soviet military
  • 1962 - 1963 The Faculty of Mechanics of the Rīga Polytechnic Institute
  • 1958 - 1962 The Sigulda No. 1 High School
  • 1951 - 1958 The Nītaure Elementary School

Language proficiency

  • Latvian – native
  • English – fluent
  • Russian – fluent
  • German- good

Work experience

  • 08.07.2011 - 2015 President of Latvia
  • 2010 - 2011 Member of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia, Chairman of the Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee
  • 2006 - 2010 President of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • 2007 - 2009 Chairman of the Supervisory Council of the A/S Latvenergo
  • 1993 - 2004 President of the A/S Latvijas Unibanka
  • 1990 - 1993 Member of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia
  • 1990 - 1992 Member of the Supervisory Council of the Bank of Latvia
  • 1989 - 1993 Chairman of the Valmiera District Council
  • 1988 - 1989 Deputy Minister for Community Services
  • 1971 - 1988 Managing Director of the R/A Elektrons

State awards

  • 2011 The Order of Three Stars, First Grade, With Chain
  • 2011 The Order of Viesturs, First Grade
  • 2011 The Cross of Recognition, First Grade
  • 2000 Commander of  the Order of Three Stars
  • 1996 A commemorative pin for participants in the 1991 barricades

Honorary titles

  • 2013 Patronage of the European Academy of Science and Art
  • 2012 Honorary member of the University of Latvia 
  • 2012 Honorary member of the Rīga Technical University

Foreign State awards

  • 2015 Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (Federal Republic of Austria)
  • 2015 The Royal Norwegian Order of St.Olav (Kingdom of Norway)
  • 2014 „Order of the Seraphim” (Kingdom of Sweden)
  • 2013 Order For Merit in favour of the Native Land ("Buyuk hizmatlari uchun") (Uzbekistan)
  • 2013 The Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose with the Chain (Republic of Finland)
  • 2013 The special category of the Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)
  • 2012 The Order of the White Eagle of the Republic of Poland (Orderem Orła Białego) (Republic of Poland)
  • 2012 The Order of Vytautas the Great with the Golden Chain (Republic of Lithuania)
  • 2012 The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (Republic of Estonia)
  • 2012 The Victory Order of St.George (Georgia)
  • 2012 The Grand Order of King Tomislav with Sash and Grand Star (Republic of Croatia)