Jānis Iesalnieks is a Latvian politician, former Parliamentary Secretary of Minister of Justice,[1] and currently is Member of the 13th Saeima.[2]

Jānis Iesalnieks
Jānis Iesalnieks in 2019
Member of the Saeima
Assumed office
July 8, 2019
Personal details
Born (1984-07-07) 7 July 1984 (age 40)
Ventspils, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyAll for Latvia! (2006–2011)
National Alliance (Latvia) (2011–present)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Latvia
OccupationLawyer

Controversy

edit

After the 2011 Norway attacks, he tweeted "The Norwegian victims are entirely on the conscience of multiculturalists - their islamization policy led to someone simply going crazy". The same day Iesalnieks issued a statement where he denied justifying the actions of Anders Breivik,[3] but later announced he would be stepping down as the party's board member and not running for the 2011 Latvian parliamentary election.[4]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Jānis Iesalnieks". Puaro.lv (in Latvian). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ Deputāts Jānis Iesalnieks iegūst pastāvīgo mandātu
  3. ^ "Oslo shooter" can't have excuses. Iesalnieks.lv (2011.02.11.)
  4. ^ Announcement: Collective over individual Iesalnieks.lv (2011.02.14.)