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Biography of Anatolijs Gorbunovs |
| Born | 10. 02. 1942. Ludza district, Latvia |
| Education | 1959 - Riga Construction Technical Secondary school 1970 - Riga Politechnical Institute 1978 - Moscow Ascademy of Social Sciences |
| Private career | 1959-1962 - technician - builder, state farm Nikrace, Skrundas
district; Design Institute of Agricultural construction Riga 1962 - 1965 service in the Soviet Military forces 1970 - 1974 - senior lecturer, Riga Politechnical Institute |
| Political career | 1974 - 1988 - member/ secretary of district committee, Committee of the
City of Riga and Central Committee of Latvian Communist Party 1988 -1990 - Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR 1990 - 1993 - Chairman of the Republic of Latvia Supreme Council, elected from Popular Front 1993 - 1995 - Chairman of the Repubic of Latvia 5 th Saeima (Parliament), elected from the Party Latvijas Ceďđ (Latvia’s Way). Member of the Standing Commission of Economy 1995 - Member of the 6 th Saeima from the Party Latvijas Ceďđ, Member of the Standing Commission of Economy, Agriculture, Regional Affairs and Environment, Member of the Central Land Commission. Chairman of the Standing Commission of European Affairs (02. 1996) 1996 - 1998 - Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Chairman of the Latvian delegation of the Latvian – Russian Intergovernmental Committee 1998 - Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Transport, Chairman of the Latvian delegation of the Latvian – Russian Intergovernmental Committee |
| Political party | Party Latvijas Ceďđ (Latvia’s Way) |
| Marital status | Married, has one son |
| Language skills | Latvian, Russian, English |