Kaspars Briškens
Profile
Kaspars Briškens is a Latvian politician, economist, and former diplomat currently serving as the Minister of Transport of Latvia. Before his ministerial appointment, he held significant roles in the transport and logistics sectors, including board positions at airBaltic and Pasažieru vilciens, and served as a key strategist for the Rail Baltica project. A co-founder of the Movement For! party, he later joined the Progressives and was their candidate for Prime Minister in the 2022 parliamentary election. His career is marked by extensive expertise in infrastructure development, corporate governance, and international diplomacy.
Details
- Born
- 1982-11-12 · 43 years old
- Birth place
- Latvia
- Education
- Riga State Gymnasium No.1; Stockholm School of Economics in Riga; Stockholm University
- Career
- Diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministerial advisor; Executive director of the Latvian Logistics Association; Deputy chairman of the board of airBaltic; Head of strategy and development at RB Rail
