Jānis Reirs

Date of birth: September 23, 1961

Work experience

• Since 2019, Minister for Finance
• 2016-2019, Minister for Welfare
• 2014-2016, Minister for Finance
• From 2010 to 5 November 2014, Member of the 10th and 11th Parliament (Saeima) of the Republic of Latvia, Chairperson of the Saeima Budget and Finance (Taxation) Commission
• Since 2014, Head of the Control Committee in the Nordic Investment Bank  
• 2013-2014, Deputy Head of the Control Committee in the Nordic Investment Bank
• Since 2002, work at the Baltic Assembly in the position of President of the Baltic Assembly, Head of Latvian delegation and Presidium Member of the Baltic Assembly
• 2006-2010, Member of the 9th Saeima of the Republic of Latvia, Secretary of Legal Affairs Commission, the standing committee – Public Expenditure and Audit Commission
• 2010, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Latvia
• 2004-2006, Minister for Special Assignments of the Republic of Latvia – Electronic Government Affairs
• 2002–2006, Member of the 8th Saeima of the Republic of Latvia, the standing commissions – Public Expenditure and Audit Commission, State Administration and Municipal Committee
• 2002– 2004, Secretary of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia
• 2004, Standing committee member of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference  
• 2001–2002, Chairperson of the Board of a chemical plant Spodrība PLC
• 1999–2002, Partner of Prudentia Ltd, Director
• 1996–1999, Member of the Board of Trasta komercbanka PLC, Vice-President, Head of Administrative Unit
• 1993–1996, the Latvian-German Bank, Head of Credit Division

Education

• Professional Master’s Degree in Economics, University of Latvia, Faculty of Economics, Industrial Planning