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Jan 30, 1968 56 years old
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About Andris Ozols
- Andris Ozols (born on January 30, 1968, in Riga, Latvia) is the director of Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), a government agency responsible for promoting investments and business development in Latvia.
- Ozols was appointed director of LIAA in 2004.
- He also currently serves as deputy chairman of the board of the Liepaja Special Economic Zone.Ozols has become notorious as director of LIAA, due to the owner of company Aerodium Latvia Ivars Beitans, who publicly accused Ozols of extorting a bribe from Aerodium in order for LIAA to award the contract for preparing Latvia pavillion in World Expo 2010.
- Ozols maintained a counterclaim that Aerodium instead wished to bribe Ozols in order for LIAA not to pursue in court a claim for misappropriation of EU funding in another company of Beitans -- "Gaisa sporta sertifikacijas centrs"..
- LIAA did afterwards sue "Gaisa sporta sertifikacijas centrs" for misappropriation of EU funds in Latvian courts, but lost the claim in all instances of the courts, the last instance declaring final verdict in October 17, 2018.Over the course of his professional career, Ozols has served as a board member at Riga International Airport and Latvia's Road Traffic Safety Directorate.
- From 1993-1997 he lived in Germany, where he worked in the transport and logistics industry.Ozols studied physics and mathematics at the University of Latvia and holds a degree in business management from the School of Business Administration Turiba.
- He is fluent in Latvian, English, Russian, and German. Ozols is married to Dana Reizniece-Ozola, a deputy in the Latvian Saeima (Parliament) and champion chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster.
