Education
- 1988 – Department of Film Studies, All-Union State Institute of Cinematography, Moscow
- 1980 – Faculty of Journalism University of Latvia
Knowledge of languages
- Latvian
- English
- Russian
Work experience
- From 1978 to 1983 – Deputy Executive Secretary, newspaper ‘Literature and Art’
- From 1983 to 1988 – Head of Film Department, newspaper ‘Literature and Art’
- 1988 – Chief Editor, newspaper ARS, Film Festival ‘Arsenal’
- From 1988 to 1990 – Head of Information Division, Popular Front of Latvia
- 1990 – Head of Media Centre, Supreme Council of Latvia
- From 1990 to 1992 – Deputy Chief Editor, newspaper ‘Diena’
- From 1992 to 2008 – Chief Editor, newspaper ‘Diena’
- From 2010 to 2011 – Minister for Culture of the Republic of Latvia
- From 2011 to 2013 – Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia (part-time)
- From 2013 to 2017 – Members of the Riga City Council
Public activities
- Chairman of the Board, Baltic to Black Sea Alliance
- Chairman of the Board, Normunds Naumanis Society
- Member of the Board, Meierovics Society
- Member, Latvian Museum of Occupation Society
- Expert, Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia