Andris Ārgalis (born August 18, 1944) is a Latvian politician. He was the mayor of

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from 2000 to 2001. Andris Ārgalis graduated from the Latvian Academy of Agriculture in 1969. In 1997 he was elected to the

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as representative of the

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, a Latvian

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party. In 2000 and 2001 he was the Riga City Council Chairman (mayor). In a poll conducted in December 2000, he was the third most popular politician in Latvia with a rating 35.4 points on a scale from -100 to +100, after President

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with 54.6 points and

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President

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with 52.5 points. In 2002 he left the City Council Members' office, and was elected a member of Parliament. In 2005 he resigned from Parliament and was re-elected to the Riga City Council, became a deputy mayor and chairman of the board of the Free port of Riga, a post traditionally held by the mayor.''13 March 2005 local elections in Latvia''
Centre de données socio-politiques. Retrieved 11 March 2009.

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1944 births Living people People from Rūjiena Municipality For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK politicians People's Party (Latvia) politicians Deputies of the 8th Saeima Mayors of Riga Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies alumni {{latvia-politician-stub