Artis Pabriks CURRICULUM VITAE

1. Personal data Data of birth: March 22, 1966 Place of birth: Jūrmala, Latvia

2. Education History degree, University of Latvia Ph.D. in pol. science, University of Aarhus, DK 3. Academic titles and scientific degrees Professor, Ph.D., Member of the Academy of Sciences 4. Professional activity 1988-1990, research assistant, Academy of Sciences 1994 - external lecturer, University of Aarhus, Denmark 1995 – 1999 lecturing in the University of Latvia 1996-1997 first Rector of Vidzeme University College 1996 – 2001 assistant professor at Vidzeme University College 2001- 2003 Along with the work in University, policy analyst in the Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies 2002 - 2011 associate professor at Vidzeme University College 2002- ECRI (Council of Europe), deputy member on behalf of Latvia, along with the work in University

2003-2004 policy analyst-consultant in the Political Education Foundation (PIF), Latvia 2004 Member of Parliament (Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Commission, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 2004 - 2007 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia 2007 – 2010 Member of Parliament of Latvia (Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Member of the European Affairs Committee, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Cooperation groups with Japan, South Korea and Singapore) 2011 - associate professor at Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration

2010 – 2014 - Minister of Defense of the Republic of Latvia 2014 - Member of Parliament (member of the Foreign Affairs Commission) 2014 – 2018 Member of the European Parliament 2018. 11 – 2019.01 Member of Parliament of Latvia (member of the Foreign Affairs Commission and member of the Citizenship, Migration and Social Cohesion Commission) 2019.01 – Minister of Defense of the Republic of Latvia Head of the OSCE (Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights) Election Observation Mission in Montenegro (2009) and Tajikistan (2010) 5. Languages Latvian, English, Russian, German, Danish 6. The main research interests Multiculturalism, nationalism, security policy, ethnic policy, ideologies, gender issues, human rights.