Andris Ameriks
Andris Ameriks | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 2019 | |
Deputy Mayor of Riga | |
In office 9 November 2010 – 17 December 2018 | |
Preceded by | Ainārs Šlesers |
Succeeded by | Oļegs Burovs |
Member of the Speaker of the Saeima | |
In office 7 November 1995 – 1 November 1998 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jūrmala, Latvia, Soviet Union | 5 March 1961
Political party | Honor to serve Riga (since 2012) |
Spouse | Ginta Amerika[1] |
Andris Ameriks (born March 5, 1961, in
Political career
Career in national politics
During his youth, he was a former first secretary of the Communist Youth organization of the Latvian SSR. From 1993 to 1998 he was a member of the Saeima, representing the National Harmony Party and later, Democratic Party "Saimnieks". From 2001 he has been a member of the Riga City Council, from 2010 till 2018 serving as the Deputy Chairman of Riga City Council, i.e. the deputy mayor of the Latvian capital.[2]
Ameriks is known to be getting a significant part of his income from investments in payday loan companies.[3] In 2017 Ameriks received the largest income among the elected municipal officials in Latvia, reporting an income of 616,386 EUR and 35,250 USD, with most of it being interest payments from Mogo non-bank lender and from the sale of securities.[4]
Ameriks resigned as deputy mayor of Riga City Council on December 17, 2018, amid corruption allegations around
Member of the European Parliament
Ameriks has been a
In addition to his committee assignments, Ameriks is part of the Parliament’s delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan, EU-Uzbekistan and EU-Tajikistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and for relations with Turkmenistan and Mongolia.[9] He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara.[10]
References
- ^ Bagātākie cilvēki Latvijā, patiesā labuma guvēji Archived 2018-01-12 at the Wayback Machine Toms Ostrovskis/TVNET, 2016. gada 31. oktobrī
- ^ "Riga Vice Mayor – Andris Ameriks". Baltic News Network. November 9, 2010. Archived from the original on December 29, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
- ^ "Ameriks received nearly 200,000 euros from fast loan companies in interest pay". Baltic News Network. LETA. March 22, 2017. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ "Riga vice-mayor boasts largest income among Latvian municipal officials in 2017". The Baltic Course. April 26, 2018. Archived from the original on April 16, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "Rīga deputy mayor quits as transport company scandal grows". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. December 17, 2018. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "Ameriks resigns as Riga vice mayor". The Baltic Course. December 17, 2018. Archived from the original on April 16, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "Andris Ameriks steps down as Vice-Mayor of Riga". Baltic News Network. December 17, 2018. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "Ameriks survives vote of no-confidence to remain Freeport of Riga board chairman". The Baltic Course. December 19, 2018. Archived from the original on April 16, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ Andris Ameriks Archived 2019-10-04 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament.
- ^ Intergroup on Western Sahara Archived 2022-11-05 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament.