Teodors Eninš
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Teodors Eniņš — was a Latvia
n doctor, former mayor of Liepāja
and former Minister of Welfare of Latvia
. Awarded with the Order of the Three Stars
of the III rate (2001).
He was born in Liepāja in the family of serviceman. His father was a building technician, the mother was a housewife, he also has a brother and a sister.
In 1950-1954 Teodors Eniņs studied in 1st Liepāja school and simultaneously in Liepāja Music School in the class of wind instruments. Later, in 1954-1960 he studied in Riga Medical Institute, which he had finished, receiving the doctor diploma.
From 1960 he worked as a surgeon in Liepāja Central Hospital, in 1990-1991 was a chief of traumatology
and orthopedy department of the same hospital.
, he was the co-chief and later (1990–1991) the chief of it. In March 1990 he was elected deputy of Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia
. He was the deputy chief of Social Security and Health protection commission. On November 19, 1991 he has been appointed by Latvian Republic Minister of Welfare. In this post he worked until August 1993. Later he returned to Liepāja and worked as a doctor in Liepāja Central Hospital. In 1994 Teodors Eniņš was elected as a mayor of Liepāja City Council. In this post he worked until 1997.
For last years of his life he has been living in facilities "Ramati" in Kuldiga district
. Teodors Eniņš had wife Aina and two children - Dace and Dzintars, who has died in an accident.
In 2005 Teodors Eniņš was involved in an automobile accident. On the claims of the police, he was in a condition of alcoholic intoxication with a 1.5 permille
of alcohol in the blood.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n doctor, former mayor of Liepāja
Liepaja
Liepāja ; ), is a republican city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea directly at 21°E. It is the largest city in the Kurzeme Region of Latvia, the third largest city in Latvia after Riga and Daugavpils and an important ice-free port...
and former Minister of Welfare of Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. Awarded with the Order of the Three Stars
Order of the Three Stars
Order of the Three Stars is order awarded for merits in service for Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of founding of Latvia. Its motto is "Per aspera ad astra"...
of the III rate (2001).
He was born in Liepāja in the family of serviceman. His father was a building technician, the mother was a housewife, he also has a brother and a sister.
In 1950-1954 Teodors Eniņs studied in 1st Liepāja school and simultaneously in Liepāja Music School in the class of wind instruments. Later, in 1954-1960 he studied in Riga Medical Institute, which he had finished, receiving the doctor diploma.
From 1960 he worked as a surgeon in Liepāja Central Hospital, in 1990-1991 was a chief of traumatology
Traumatology
Traumatology is the study of wounds and injuries caused by accidents or violence to a person, and the surgical therapy and repair of the damage. Traumatology is a branch of medicine. It is often considered a subset of surgery and in countries without the specialty of trauma surgery it is most...
and orthopedy department of the same hospital.
Political career
In 1988 Teodors Eniņš was one of the organizers of Liepāja branch of Popular Front of LatviaPopular Front of Latvia
The Popular Front of Latvia was a political organization in Latvia in late 1980s and early 1990s which led Latvia to its independence from the Soviet Union. It was similar to the Popular Front of Estonia and the Sąjūdis movement in Lithuania....
, he was the co-chief and later (1990–1991) the chief of it. In March 1990 he was elected deputy of Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia
Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia
Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia was the transitional parliament of Latvia from 1990 to 1993, after the restoration of independence. The Supreme Council was elected on 1990 as the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR. On 1990 it declared the restoration of independence of Latvia and began a...
. He was the deputy chief of Social Security and Health protection commission. On November 19, 1991 he has been appointed by Latvian Republic Minister of Welfare. In this post he worked until August 1993. Later he returned to Liepāja and worked as a doctor in Liepāja Central Hospital. In 1994 Teodors Eniņš was elected as a mayor of Liepāja City Council. In this post he worked until 1997.
For last years of his life he has been living in facilities "Ramati" in Kuldiga district
Kuldiga District
Kuldīga District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west. It was organized into a city and thirteen parishes, each with a local government authority. The main city in the district was Kuldīga....
. Teodors Eniņš had wife Aina and two children - Dace and Dzintars, who has died in an accident.
In 2005 Teodors Eniņš was involved in an automobile accident. On the claims of the police, he was in a condition of alcoholic intoxication with a 1.5 permille
Permille
A per mil or per mille is a tenth of a percent or one part per thousand. It is written with the sign ‰ , which looks like a percent sign with an extra zero at the end...
of alcohol in the blood.