Ministry of Defence

Minister of Defence Raimonds Bergmanis

*Personal*	Raimonds Bergmanis
	July 25,1966, Pļaviņas

*Education*
1998 - 2003	Latvian Academy of Sports Education, Masters degree Sports pedagogy

1984 – 1991	Rīga Technical University, Masters degree

*Professional Experience*

07/2015 to date	Minister of Defence

11/2014 - 07/2015	Member of the 12th Saeima

11/2014 - 07/2015	Head of the Latvian delegation to the Baltic Assembly

11/2014 - 07/2015	Defence, Interior Affairs and Corruption Prevention Committee Deputy-Chairman

11/2014 - 07/2015	Citizenship, Migration and Social Cohesion Committee member

11/2014 - 07/2015	NATO Parliamentary Assembly's Security and Defense Commission member

01/2010 - 10/2014	Recruitment and Youthguard Centre, Recruitment Division specialist

12/2008 - 12/2009	Ministry of Defence, Military Education Division Senior desk officer

03/2008 - 12/2008	Ministry of Defence, Adviser to State Secretary

7/2004 - 03/2008	National Armed Forces, Saeima and State President Security service, senior training instructor

2/2001 - 07/2004	National Armed Forces, Saeima and State President Security service, training instructor

11/1999 – 1/2001	Latvian National Sports School, trainer

1/1995 – 11/1999	Latvian Sports administration, instructor

10/1992 – 12/1994	Ministry of Education, Sports department instructor

*Language skills*	English, Russian