Jānis Dūklavs (born 24 November 1952) is a Latvian politician from Union of Greens and Farmers. Dūklavs was Minister of Agriculture of Latvia from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2014 to 2019.[1]
Jānis Dūklavs | |
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| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 22 January 2014 – 23 January 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Laimdota Straujuma Māris Kučinskis |
| Preceded by | Laimdota Straujuma |
| Succeeded by | Kaspars Gerhards |
| In office 12 March 2009 – 25 October 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Valdis Dombrovskis |
| Preceded by | Mārtiņš Roze |
| Succeeded by | Laimdota Straujuma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 November 1952 Ķegums, Latvia |
| Political party | Union of Greens and Farmers |
Dūklavs came into disrepute during the Hotel Rīdzene leaks scandal in 2017, during which transcripts of secretly recorded talks between Aivars Lembergs, Andris Šķēle, Ainārs Šlesers and other individuals at the Hotel Rīdzene were published by the Ir magazine.[2][3] The transcripts of the recordings feature Dūklavs asking Ainārs Šlesers for help selling a piece of undeclared land next to the Riga Freeport for 15 million Euros.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia: Jānis Dūklavs". Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia. Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
- ^ "Latvian agriculture minister probed for owning undeclared property". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017.
- ^ "Anti-graft squad won't start case against Agriculture Minister". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. LETA. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Dūklavs lūdzis Šleseram palīdzību nedeklarētas zemes pārdošanā". Ir. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ^ "Probe on Minister Duklavs' possible undeclared property at Riga Freeport launched". The Baltic Course.
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