Mārtiņš Bondars (born 31 December 1971) is a Latvian financier and politician. He has been member of the

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since 2014. Bondars previously served as chief of staff to then

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and chairman of the

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board (until 2009). He was the leader of the

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and a member of its constituent party, the Regional Alliance. He participated in the Latvian election for President in 2015 as the nominee of his alliance. On July 28, 2017 he quit his post as the head of the Regional Alliance, protesting the party's decision to support Inguna Sudraba as head of the recently established parliamentary committee investigating the so-called "oligarch transcripts". On December 18 Bondars also left the alliance. In 2018, he joined their former allies during the 2017 Riga City Council elections, the party

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1971 births Living people For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK politicians Latvian Association of Regions politicians For Latvia's Development politicians Deputies of the 12th Saeima Deputies of the 13th Saeima Candidates for President of Latvia University of Latvia alumni {{Latvia-bio-stub