Roberts Ķīlis

Roberts Ķīlis (born 14 March 1968 in Rīga) is a Latvian politician and social anthropologist, former Minister for Education and Science of Latvia.

Roberts Ķīlis
Minister for Education and Science of Latvia
In office
25 October 2011  30 April 2013
Prime MinisterValdis Dombrovskis
Preceded byRolands Broks
Succeeded byVjačeslavs Dombrovskis
Personal details
Born (1968-03-14) 14 March 1968
Riga, Latvian SSR
NationalityLatvian
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Latvia
Cambridge University
ProfessionSocial anthropologist

Ķīlis has a bachelor's degree from University of Latvia (1991) in philosophy and a doctor's degree from Cambridge University (1999) in social anthropology. Since 1994 he has been an associate professor at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga.

Ķīlis was appointed Minister for Education and Science of Latvia in October 2011.[1] Due to health problems he resigned from office in April, 2013.

References

  1. "Saeima izsaka uzticību Dombrovska trešajai valdībai" (in Latvian). Delfi. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.



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