About Jānis Dūklavs
Born 1952. Jānis Dūklavs is a Latvian politician.
Jānis Dūklavs (born 24 November 1952) is a Latvian politician from the Union of Greens and Farmers political alliance. Dūklavs was Minister of Agriculture of Latvia from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2014 to 2019.
Dūklavs came into disrepute during the Hotel Rīdzene leaks scandal in 2017, during which transcripts of secretly recorded talks between Aivars Lembergs, Andris Šķēle, Ainārs Šlesers and other individuals at the Hotel Rīdzene were published by the Ir magazine. The transcripts of the recordings feature Dūklavs asking Ainārs Šlesers for help selling a piece of undeclared land next to the Riga Freeport for 15 million euros.
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Who is Jānis Dūklavs?
Latvian politician
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Jānis Dūklavs was born on 24 November 1952 in Ķegums.
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Jānis Dūklavs is a politician.
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Jānis Dūklavs is Latvian.
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