Valērijs Agešins
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Valērijs Agešins is a Latvia
n politician
and lawyer
. He is a member of the Harmony Centre
party and a deputy
of the Saeima
(Latvian Parliament), elected to represent the Kurzeme
electoral district. He began his current term in parliament on November 7, 2006.
In 1994 he studied at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, graduating as a historian in 1998. He obtained a Master's degree in pedagogy, and in 2002, he graduated from the Baltic Russian Institute as a lawyer.
From 1997 to 1998 he worked in a teacher training summer camp and from 1995 - 1999 law and political science lecturer at the Institute of Social Technologies. From 1998. until 2002 he was a history teacher at Liepāja
High School, a town where he resides. From 1998 until 2002 he was a member of the Liepāja secondary school teachers' union committee. 2001. In 2002 he became a member of the Liepāja City Public Reconciliation Commission, becoming Vice-President. Later in 2002 he was elected to the Saeima
, and was re-elected again in 2006. His area of specialization is in legal issues, and running the Parliamentary Justice Committee and the Committee on European Affairs in Latvia.
He speaks three languages, Russian, Latvian, English and enjoys the sports football, swimming
, volleyball
and basketball
.
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 politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
. He is a member of the Harmony Centre
Harmony Centre
Harmony Centre is a political alliance in Latvia. It was formed in 2005 and its member parties are the Social Democratic Party "Harmony" and the Socialist Party of Latvia Harmony Centre (abbreviated SC; ) is a political alliance in Latvia. It was formed in 2005 and its member parties are the...
party and a deputy
Deputies of the Saeima
The Deputies of the 9th Saeima are the 100 deputies or members of the parliament of Latvia, the Saeima, of which 99 began their activities on 7 November 2006 in parliament, and ended their activities on 2 November 2010...
of the Saeima
Saeima
Saeima is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote. Elections are scheduled to be held once every four years,...
(Latvian Parliament), elected to represent the Kurzeme
Courland
Courland is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland.- Geography and climate :...
electoral district. He began his current term in parliament on November 7, 2006.
In 1994 he studied at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, graduating as a historian in 1998. He obtained a Master's degree in pedagogy, and in 2002, he graduated from the Baltic Russian Institute as a lawyer.
From 1997 to 1998 he worked in a teacher training summer camp and from 1995 - 1999 law and political science lecturer at the Institute of Social Technologies. From 1998. until 2002 he was a history teacher at 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...
High School, a town where he resides. From 1998 until 2002 he was a member of the Liepāja secondary school teachers' union committee. 2001. In 2002 he became a member of the Liepāja City Public Reconciliation Commission, becoming Vice-President. Later in 2002 he was elected to the Saeima
Saeima
Saeima is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote. Elections are scheduled to be held once every four years,...
, and was re-elected again in 2006. His area of specialization is in legal issues, and running the Parliamentary Justice Committee and the Committee on European Affairs in Latvia.
He speaks three languages, Russian, Latvian, English and enjoys the sports football, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
and basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
.