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Viesturs Liepkalns
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Viesturs Liepkalns

Born 1988 · Elected from list: Attīstībai/Par!

Voting bloc: 85 vote alike · 13. term

Viesturs Liepkalns (born May 31, 1988) is a Latvian entrepreneur and politician who has served as a member of the 13th Saeima, elected from the list of the political party alliance Development/For! in the Vidzeme electoral district. He previously held positions within the For Latvia's Development party, including Secretary-General (2017–2018) and board member (2018–2020). Liepkalns graduated from Riga Technical University with a professional bachelor's degree in entrepreneurship and management in 2021. He has also been involved in the construction sector, managing projects at the Environmental Investment Fund and advising on European Union energy efficiency projects.

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Terms served
2489
Policy votes
15.2%
Inactivity %
92.6%
Attendance %
For · 57%Against · 28%Abstained · 8%Absent · 7%

Timeline

“Inactivity” measures how often a deputy did not cast a For or Against vote on motions they could have voted on — whether absent, or present but not registering, abstaining, or not pressing. A non-vote is not neutral: a motion passes only with a majority of For votes, so being present yet not voting effectively withholds support — counting, in practice, the same as a vote against. Attendance shows how often a deputy at least registered for the sitting.

13. term AP! Development/For!
15.2%
Inactivity %
Attendance % 92.6
Inactivity % 15.2
Present but silent % 8.4
Party loyalty % 99.0
How is this calculated?

Inactivity % = (Votes available − Voted (for/against)) / Votes available = (2689 − 2280) / 2689 = 15.2%

Registered 2489 · Absent 200 · Votes available 2689
For: 1527 · Against: 753 · Abstain: 17 · Did not vote: 192 · Absent: 200

Party loyalty % — Party loyalty is the share of a deputy's ballots cast with their faction's majority stance, over the policy votes they took part in.

Votes most like / Votes most unlike

Share of votes where both deputies cast the same For/Against ballot, over the motions both took part in (at least 50 in common).

Votes most like

Votes most unlike

In the debate chamber

The deputy's floor speeches in Saeima sitting debates (source: open data).

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Speeches
0h 7m
Speaking time
0
For
0
Against
DateVote motionPosition
Ministru prezidenta Krišjāņa Kariņa ikgadējais ziņojums Saeimai par Ministru kabineta pave
Grozījumi Dzīvnieku aizsardzības likumā

Parties

termParties
13. term AP! Development/For!

Donations given

Donations →
PartyAmount
"Latvijas attīstībai" · 12× €24 200
PLI · 5× €3 258
Partiju apvienība "Par Labu Latviju" · 1× €300

Committees

termCommitteesPosition
13. Publisko izdevumu un revīzijas komisija Member 2021-06-09 – 2022-11-01
13. Tautsaimniecības, agrārās, vides un reģionālās politikas komisija Member 2021-06-09 – 2022-11-01

Mandate

  • 13. 2021-06-08 – 2022-11-01 Term ended Elected MP

Votes

DateVote motionResult
2022-02-10 Par pārtraukuma izsludināšanu sēdē no pulksten 16.30 līdz 18.30 For
2022-02-10 Par likumprojekta "Grozījumi Politisko organizāciju (partiju) finansēšanas likumā (1302/Lp13)" atzīš For
2022-02-10 Par patstāvīgā priekšlikuma "Par uzdevumu Ministru kabinetam atcelt prasību bērniem nēsāt maskas" (8 Against
2022-02-10 Par patstāvīgā priekšlikuma "Par uzdevumu Ministru kabinetam atcelt un atmaksāt piemērotos naudas so Against
2022-02-10 Par patstāvīgā priekšlikuma "Par soda procentu nepiemērošanu Latvijas Republikā ārkārtējās situācija Against
2022-02-10 Par patstāvīgā priekšlikuma "Par uzdevumu Ministru kabinetam atcelt prasību bērniem nēsāt maskas" (8 Against
2022-02-10 Par likumprojekta "Grozījumi Ventspils brīvostas likumā (1333/Lp13)" atzīšanu par steidzamu For
2022-02-10 Par patstāvīgā priekšlikuma "Par soda procentu nepiemērošanu Latvijas Republikā ārkārtējās situācija Against
2022-02-10 Par patstāvīgā priekšlikuma "Par uzdevumu Ministru kabinetam izbeigt Covid-19 sertifikātu izmantošan Against
2022-02-10 Par likumprojekta "Grozījumi Rīgas brīvostas likumā (1332/Lp13)" atzīšanu par steidzamu For
2022-01-06 Priekšlikumu iesniegšanas termiņš 3.lasījumam 05.10.2022 Against
2022-01-06 Par priekšlikumu iesniegšanas termiņu likumprojekta "Labas gribas atlīdzinājuma Latvijas ebreju kopi Against
2021-12-09 Par likumprojekta "Grozījumi Covid-19 infekcijas izplatības seku pārvarēšanas likumā (1255/Lp13)" at For
2021-12-09 Par likumprojekta "Grozījums Atkritumu apsaimniekošanas likumā (1251/Lp13)" atzīšanu par steidzamu For
2021-12-09 Par likumprojekta "Grozījumi Civilprocesa likumā (1259/Lp13)" atzīšanu par steidzamu For
2021-12-02 Par likumprojekta "Grozījumi Veselības aprūpes finansēšanas likumā (1232/Lp13)" atzīšanu par steidza For
2021-12-02 Par pārtraukumu 2. decembra attālinātajā sēdē (turpinājums 2021. gada 8. decembrī) līdz 2021. gada 9 For
2021-12-02 Par iekļaušanu nākamās sēdes darba kārtībā Against
2021-12-02 Par priekšlikumu termiņa noteikšanu Rīgas Svētā Pētera baznīcas likumam (40/Lp13) līdz 2022.gada 15. For
2021-12-02 Par pārtraukumu 2. decembra attālinātajā sēdē (turpinājums 2021. gada 9. decembrī) līdz 2021. gada 1 For
2021-12-02 Par likumprojekta Rīgas Svētā Pētera baznīcas likums (40/Lp13), 2.lasījums nodošanu atpakaļ komisija For
2021-11-25 Par likumprojekta "Grozījumi likumā "Par kopīgās maģistra studiju programmas "Stratēģiskā robežu pār For
2021-11-25 Lēmuma projekta "Par vienlīdzības un samērības principu ievērošanu, Ministru kabinetam lemjot par ti Against
2021-11-04 27. priekšlikums. Grozījumi Covid-19 infekcijas izplatības pārvaldības likumā (1212/Lp13), 2.lasījum For
2021-11-04 2. priekšlikums. Grozījumi likumā “Par maternitātes un slimības apdrošināšanu” (1213/Lp13), 2.lasīju For
2021-11-04 13. priekšlikums. Grozījumi Covid-19 infekcijas izplatības pārvaldības likumā (1212/Lp13), 2.lasījum For
2021-11-04 Par likumprojekta Grozījumi Epidemioloģiskās drošības likumā (1217/Lp13) atzīšanu par steidzamu Did not vote
2021-10-14 Par lēmuma projekta iekļaušanu nākamajā sēdē Against
2021-10-14 Par lēmuma projekta nodošanu Mandātu, ētikas un iesniegumu komisijai Against
2021-10-14 Par lēmuma projekta nodošanu Budžeta un finanšu (nodokļu) komisijai Against
2021-08-19 Par likumprojekta Grozījumi Būvniecības likumā (1140/Lp13) atzīšanu par steidzamu For
2021-08-19 Par likumprojekta Grozījums Meža likumā (1138/Lp13) atzīšanu par steidzamu For
2021-08-19 Par likumprojekta Grozījumi Latvijas Republikas valsts robežas likumā (1137/Lp13) atzīšanu par steid For
2021-08-19 Par likumprojekta Grozījums Publiskas personas mantas atsavināšanas likumā (1139/Lp13) atzīšanu par For
2021-08-04 Par likumprojekta Grozījumi Covid-19 infekcijas izplatības pārvaldības likumā (1128/Lp13) atzīšanu p For
2021-08-04 Par alternatīvā likumprojekta Grozījumi Sociālo pakalpojumu un sociālās palīdzības likumā (1131/Lp13 For
2021-07-06 Par alternatīvā likumprojekta "Grozījums Covid-19 infekcijas izplatības seku pārvarēšanas likumā" (1 For
2021-07-06 11. priekšlikums. Grozījums Covid-19 infekcijas izplatības pārvaldības likumā (1066/Lp13), 3.lasījum Did not vote
2021-07-06 Par likumprojekta "Grozījumi Maksātnespējas likumā" atzīšanu par steidzamu (1098/Lp13) For

Born: 1988-05-31, Rīga. Links: wikidata · wikipedia en · wikipedia lv · x · Official's declaration (VID) ↗

Viesturs Liepkalns (31 May 1988, in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian entrepreneur and politician. He has been a member of the 13th Saeima, elected from the list of the political party alliance Development/For! in the Vidzeme electoral district. Previously, he served as the Secretary-General (2017–2018) and a board member (2018–2020) of the For Latvia's Development party.

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Viesturs Liepkalns (31 May 1988, in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian entrepreneur and politician. He has been a member of the 13th Saeima, elected from the list of the political party alliance Development/For! in the Vidzeme electoral district. Previously, he served as the Secretary-General (2017–2018) and a board member (2018–2020) of the For Latvia's Development party. == Biography == In 2017 he graduated from the College of Business Administration and in 2021 he graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Economics and Management of Riga Technical University with a professional bachelor's degree in entrepreneurship and management. He has also been involved in the construction sector for several years, managing projects at the Environmental Investment Fund, as well as advising the private and public sector on the implementation of European Union projects to improve energy efficiency. === Political career === Viesturs Liepkalns entered politics in 2013, joining the party For Latvia's Development. In August 2017, he was elected Secretary General of the party For Latvia's Development. In November 2018, he resigned from the position of Secretary General after becoming a member of the Board of the party For Latvia's Development. In 2017, he ran in the Riga City Council elections on the joint list of the Latvian Association of Regions and the Party for the For Latvia's Development, but was not elected. In April 2018, he became a member of the political party alliance Development/For! and in the same year stood as a candidate in the 13th Saeima elections from the alliance Development/For! He also stood as a candidate in the 2020 extraordinary elections to the Riga City Council on the list of the association Development/For! and The Progressives joint list, but was not elected. On 8 June 2021, after the death of Inese Ikstena, he became a Member of the 13th Saeima for the time that Artis Pabriks was serving as a minister. In the 14th Saeima elections of 2022, he ran as a candidate for the Development/For! list, but failed to break the 5% barrier. == References ==

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Offices held

  • MP Saeimas deputāts 2021-06-08 – …

Wealth over time

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Annual VID officials' declarations — office and assets each year (public records under the law).

YearOffice IncomeSavings PropertyVehicles Company sharesDebts
2021 Saeimas deputāts Latvijas Republikas Saeima 1 1

Pre-election declaration (CVK)

Data the candidate declared to the Election Commission before the election (education, workplaces, property, vehicles, company shares). · 14. term

Education

  • Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte — Profesionālais bakalaura grāds uzņēmējdarbībā un vadīšanā (2021)

Workplaces

  • Latvijas Republikas Saeima — Deputāts
  • Zemessardzes štābs — Zemessargs
  • Partija “Latvijas attīstībai” — Konventa priekšsēdētāja vietnieks
  • Biedrība “Eiropa” — Valdes loceklis
  • Biedrība “Rietumu izvēle” — Valdes loceklis

Real estate

  • Dzīvoklis — Latvija, Rīga lietošanā

Vehicles

  • FORD MONDEO (2015)
  • FORD MONDEO (2004)

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