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Andris Jekabsons
Andris is a Latvian masculine given name, a cognate of Andrew, and may refer to: *Andris Ambainis (born 1975), Latvian computer scientist *Andris Ameriks (born 1961) Latvian politician and economist *Andris Andreiko (1942-1976), Latvian world champion and European champion Draughts player *Andris Ārgalis (born 1944), Latvian politician * Andris Bērziņš (born 1944), Latvian politician, former President of Latvia * Andris Bērziņš (born 1951), Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia *Andris Biedriņš (born 1986), Latvian basketball player *Andris Blicavs (born 1954), Australian basketball player *Andris Džeriņš (born 1988), Latvian ice hockey player *Andris Hernández (born 1982), Venezuelan track and road racing cyclist *Andris Keišs (born 1974), Latvian stage and film actor *Andris Lapsa (born 1968), Latvian footballer *Andris Liepa (born 1962), Latvian ballet dancer *Andris Misters (born 1992), Latvian basketball player *Andris Naudužs (born 1975), Latvian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andris Misters
Andris Misters (born April 8, 1992) is a Latvian professional basketball player for CSM Ploiești of the Liga Națională. He plays as shooting guard The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's m .... Background Misters has represented the Latvian national team in four European youth championships. Misters was once considered one of the top Latvian prospects for players born in 1992 and was invited to Fiva-Star Camp in Serbia in 2007. Overcame two major knee injuries ( ACLs), first right after highschool, second before the college senior year, to pursue a professional basketball career. In August 2017, he went on a try-out for Latvian champions VEF Riga and later signed a contract. References External linksAndris Mistersat fiba.com 1992 births Living people BK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andris Treimanis
Andris Treimanis (born 16 March 1985) is a Latvian professional football referee. He has been a full international for FIFA since 2011.FIFA"Latvia: Referees". He refereed the final of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 18th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was hosted by Brazil be ... in Brazil. References External links * * * * 1985 births Living people Latvian football referees {{Latvia-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andris Teikmanis
Andris Teikmanis (29 November 1959; Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He served as first post-soviet Mayor of Riga from 1990 to 1994. In September 2016 he was accredited as the Latvian ambassador to the United States. He previously served as Under Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riga, and as Latvian ambassador to the Council of Europe, to the Russian Federation, to Germany, and to the United Kingdom, and as non-resident ambassador to Australia and New Zealand. Since August 2019 A. Teikmanis is head of the Chancellery of the President of Latvia Egils Levits Egils Levits (born 30 June 1955) is a Latvian politician, lawyer, political scientist and jurist who has served as the tenth president of Latvia since 8 July 2019. He was a member of the European Court of Justice from 2004 to 2019. During the la .... References External links Andris Teikmanisat ''Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia'' 1959 births Livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andris Smirnovs
Andris Smirnovs (born 6 February 1990) is a Latvian former professional cyclist. Major results ;2010 : 3rd Riga Grand Prix ;2011 : 1st Central European Tour Budapest GP : 1st Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren : 7th Scandinavian Race Uppsala : 8th Overall Carpathia Couriers Paths : 8th Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 : 8th Mayor Cup : 10th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships ;2012 : 1st GP Oued Eddahab, Les Challenges de la Marche Verte : 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 4th Circuit d'Alger : 8th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 8th Overall Tour d'Algérie : 8th Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 : 10th Overall Okolo Jižních Čech ;2013 : 1st Stage 6 Baltic Chain Tour : 3rd Grand Prix Pino Cerami : 5th Skive–Løbet : 5th Tour of Almaty ;2014 : 2nd Mayor Cup : 3rd Grand Prix of Moscow : 4th Overall Tour of Estonia ;2015 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 6th Moscow Cup : 7th Clássica Loulé : 8th Ronde van Noord-Holland : 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andris Šķēle
Andris Šķēle (born 16 January 1958) is a Latvian former politician and business oligarch. He served two terms as Prime Minister of Latvia from 21 December 1995 to 7 August 1997, and from 16 July 1999 to 5 May 2000. Early life Šķēle graduated from the Latvian Agriculture Academy. He began to work in the Government in 1990 when he became the first secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture. In 1993 Šķēle briefly became the acting Minister of Agriculture. In 1994, he was assigned by then Prime Minister to create Latvia's Privatization Agency, while becoming the acting General Director of it. During this time, he was not in active politics and was able to pursue the leadership role of several key Latvian businesses. He was Chairman of the Supervisory of the Latvian Shipping Company, as well as Supervisory Board member in Unibanka. He was also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Avelat Group, which was one of the largest manufacturing and retailing groups in Latvia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andris Siksnis
Andris Siksnis (born May 6, 1993) is a Latvian ice hockey player currently playing for the HK Rīga of the MHL. Playing career Siknsnis began his hockey career playing in minor and junior Latvian hockey leagues. In 2011/2012 season he joined HK Rīga Dinamo Rīga minor league affiliate. At the beginning of 2013/14 season Siksnis was a healthy stretch for Dinamo Rīga. He made his KHL debut on September 22 on win against Vityaz. International Siksnis participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Latvia men's national junior ice hockey team The Latvian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Latvia. The team represents Latvia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship. They have played at the top division of t .... References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Siksnis, Andris 1993 births Living people Latvian ice hockey forwards HK Riga players Dinamo Riga playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andris Šics
Andris Šics (born 12 May 1985) is a Latvian luger. He competed in the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, and won a silver medal in the men's doubles event in 2010 and two bronze medals in 2014, alongside his teammate and elder brother Juris Šics. The Šics brothers' three medals mean they have won more Olympic medals than any other Latvian sportsperson. Šics won six medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two silvers (Mixed team: 2016, 2020) and four bronzes (Men's doubles: 2011, Mixed team: 2008, 2009, 2013). He also won 15 medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with three golds in 2008, 2010 and 2021, four silvers in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2021, and eight bronzes in 2006, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- .... Šics' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andris Reiss
Andris Reiss (Kuldīga, 10 March 1978) was a Latvian former professional cyclist. He rode in the 2002 Vuelta a España, finishing 95th overall. He also competed in the road race at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and finished in 81st place. Major results ;1998 : 5th National Road Race Championships ;2001 : 1st National Road Race Championships : 2nd Giro del Medio Brenta : 2nd Overall Girobio Giro d'Italia Giovani Under 23, also known as Baby Giro, Girobio or Giro Ciclistico d'Italia, is an Italian road bicycle racing amateur stage race created in 1970. Giro d'Italia Giovani Under 23 is the most important race on Italy's U23 calendar ... References External links * * * * Olympic cyclists of Latvia People from Kuldīga Living people 1978 births Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{Latvia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andris Reinholds
Andris Reinholds (born 7 June 1971) is a Latvian rower. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from .... References External links * 1971 births Living people Latvian male rowers Olympic rowers of Latvia Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Riga {{Latvia-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andris Poga
Andris Poga (born 29 June 1980, in Riga) is a Latvian orchestral conductor. Biography Poga is a graduate of the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, where he studied trumpet and conducting. He also studied conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and philosophy at the University of Latvia. From 2007 to 2010, Poga was artistic director and principal conductor of the Professional Symphonic Band Rīga. Poga received the Grand Music Award in 2007 in the category Debut of the Year for his concert with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. In 2010, Poga won first prize in the second Evgeny Svetlanov Conducting Competition in Montpellier, France. From 2011 to 2014, Poga was assistant conductor to Paavo Järvi at Orchestre de Paris. From 2012 to 2014, he was assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Poga became music director of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra (LNSO) with the 2013-2014 season. He is scheduled to conclude his ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andris Piebalgs
Andris Piebalgs (born 17 September 1957) is a Latvian politician and diplomat who served as European Commissioner for Development at the European Commission from 2010 until 2014. Between 2004 and 2009 he served as Commissioner for Energy. Between 4 June 2016 and 19 August 2017, he served as the leader of the Unity party. Career Andris Piebalgs was born on 17 September 1957 in Valmiera, Latvia. Piebalgs is a graduate in Physics from the University of Latvia. Andris Piebalgs is an experienced Latvian politician who occupied key positions in both national and European political fields. Earlier in his career, while Latvia was still part of the Soviet Union, Andris Piebalgs worked as a teacher and was the headmaster of the 1st Secondary School of Valmiera (1980–1990). He also served as director of the department in the Ministry of Education in Latvia. He was a member of Communist Party of Soviet Union from 1979. In 1988, Latvian People's Front, an organisation that united more tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
