Edmunds Cepurītis

Edmunds Cepurītis (born 19 July 1991) is a Latvian politician and environmentalist. He is currently a member of the 14th Saeima, representing the Progressive Party. Previously, he was a member of the Riga City Council.

Biography E. Cepurītis graduated as an environmental scientist from the Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences of the University of Latvia, obtaining a bachelor's degree in 2013 and a master's degree in 2016.

E. Cepurītis' professional activity is related to environmental protection and the non-governmental sector – he is a project manager at the foundation "Environmental Education Fund", as well as a board member of the association "Zero Waste Latvija", which advocates for the reduction of waste pollution. He is a member of the debate association "Quo Tu domā?"

Political career In the 2018 elections to the 13th Saeima, E. Cepurītis ran as number 6 on the Progressives' list in the Riga constituency, but the list did not pass the 5% barrier.

From 14 September 2019 until 4 September 2021, Mr Cepurītis was one of the co-chairs of the Progressive Party together with Antonina Nenaseva.

In the 2019 European elections, he was number 4 on the Progressives' list, but was not elected. His political priorities are responsible climate and environmental policies and the introduction of a fair tax system. In the European election campaign, he stressed the need to move to a new energy system "to tackle the climate crisis and reduce European countries' dependence on Russia", as well as the need to tackle socio-economic inequalities.