Jānis Dombrava

Jānis Dombrava

Minister for the Interior
E-mail: pasts [at] iem.gov.lv

Date and place of birth: 29 June 1988, Riga
Marital status: Married, four children

Education

  • 2007–2010 — University of Latvia, Bachelor’s degree in History 

Language Skills

  • Latvian — native 
  • English — fluent 
  • Russian — intermediate 
  • Ukrainian — basic 
  • Polish — basic 
  • Lithuanian — basic 

Professional Experience

  • Since 2010 — Member of the Parliament (Saeima) of the Republic of Latvia 

Participation in Parliamentary Committees

  • 2023 — Vice Chairperson, National Security Committee 
  • 2022 — Member, Defence, Internal Affairs and Corruption Prevention Committee 
  • 2022 — Member, Subcommittee on Comprehensive National Defence of the Defence, Internal Affairs and Corruption Prevention Committee 
  • 2025–2026 — Chairperson, Parliamentary Inquiry Committee on Problems in National and European Union Immigration Regulation and the Activities of Executive Institutions Causing Mass Immigration and Residence of Third-Country Nationals in the Republic of Latvia 
  • 2010–2024 — Member, Foreign Affairs Committee 
  • 2022–2023 — Chairperson, National Security Committee 
  • 2022 — Secretary, Citizenship, Migration and Social Cohesion Committee 
  • 2019–2022 — Member, Administrative Territorial Reform Committee 
  • 2019–2022 — Chairperson, E-Governance Subcommittee 
  • 2019–2022 — Member, ICT and Innovative Entrepreneurship Subcommittee 
  • 2018–2022 — Member, Sustainable Development Committee 
  • 2018–2019 — Member, Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee 
  • 2014–2018 — Deputy Chairperson, Sustainable Development Committee 
  • 2016–2017 — Member, Public Administration and Local Government Committee 
  • 2016 — Member, Parliamentary Inquiry Committee on the Influence of Corruption, Lobbying, Organised Crime and Smuggling on Tax Collection and the Investigation of Economic and Financial Crimes, Including Evaluation of Personal Responsibility of Officials of the Ministries of Interior, Justice, Finance and Other State Institutions 
  • 2011–2018 — Member, Demography Subcommittee of the Budget and Finance (Taxation) Committee 
  • 2014 — Member, Public Administration and Local Government Committee 
  • 2011–2014 — Member, State Education Subcommittee of the Education, Culture and Science Committee 
  • 2011–2014 — Secretary, National Security Committee 
  • 2011–2012 — Member, National Security Committee 
  • 2011 — Member, Demographic Policy Subcommittee of the National Security Committee 
  • 2010–2011 — Member, Baltic Affairs Subcommittee of the Foreign Affairs Committee 
  • 2010–2011 — Member, Natural Resources Subcommittee of the Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee 
  • 2010–2011 — Member, European Affairs Committee 

Participation in International Delegations

  • 2010–2014 — Representative of the Latvian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 

Previous Employment

  • 2007–2008 — Owner and Web Designer, SIA “U.R.L. Tehnoloģijas” 
  • 2006–2007 — Web Designer, SIA “Aģentūra Agenda” 
  • 2006 — Data Analyst, SIA “Lattelecom” 

Military Experience

  • Since 2022 — Member of the Latvian National Guard (Zemessardze)