The Chairman

Andris Rāviņš

• 1974 – Priekuļi Agriculture Technical School.
• 1980 – Faculty of Mechanization of Farming, the Latvian Academy of Agriculture (now – Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies).

• 1980 – 1990 – Chief engineer of Jelgava district collective farm “Avangards”.

• 1990 – 1997 – Chairman of the Jelgava District Council.

• 1991 – Member of the Council of Latvia’s Popular Front.

• May, 1997 – Elected by the congress as Vice-chairman of the Union of Local and Regional Governments of Latvia.

• August, 1997 – Approved as the Minister of Agriculture in The Cabinet of Ministers administered by Guntars Krasts.
• March, 1998 – Elected in the Board of the Latvian Framers’ Union.
• October, 1998 – Stood as a candidate from the Latvian Framer’s Union in elections for the 7^th Saeima.
• December, 1998 – Advisor to the Prime Minister.
• January, 1999 – Governor of Jelgava branch of “Unibanka” bank.
• March, 1999 – Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture.
• March, 2001 – Stood as a candidate from the Latvian Farmers’ Union for the Jelgava self-government elections.
  • Was elected the Chairman of the Jelgava self-government.
• 2003 – Member of the Executive committee of the Latvian Olympic Committee.
• March, 2005 – Was elected the Chairman of the Jelgava self-government for the second time.
  • President of the nongovernmental organization “Duke Jacob’s club” – the Club that unites entrepreneurs of Jelgava.
• Since 2007 – Member of Council of Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
• September, 2007 – Was elected Council Chairman of Society Unity Foundation.
• July, 2009 – Was elected the Chairman of the Jelgava self-government for the third time.
• July, 2009 – Became the president of Latvian Large Cities Association.
• August, 2009 – Elected Deputy to Chairman of Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments.
• January, 2013 – became vice-president of the Latvian Volleyball Federation.
• June 2013 – Was elected the Chairman of the Jelgava self-government for the fourth time.
• July, 2017 – Was elected the Chairman of the Jelgava municipality for the fifth time.
• August, 2017 – Elected as vice chairman to Latvia Association of Local and Regional Governments.
• July, 2018 – Elected Chairman of Large Cities Association of Latvia (period 1 year)