Valdis Dombrovskis

Valdis Dombrovskis
Official portrait, 2024

Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 December 2019 Serving with Frans Timmermans & Margrethe Vestager
President	Ursula von der Leyen
Preceded by	Office established
European Commissioner for Trade
In office 12 October 2020 Acting: 26 August 2020 – 12 October 2020 – 30 November 2024
President	Ursula von der Leyen
Preceded by	Phil Hogan
European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union
In office 16 July 2016 – 12 October 2020
President	Jean-Claude Juncker Ursula von der Leyen
Preceded by	Jonathan Hill
Succeeded by	Mairead McGuinness
20th Prime Minister of Latvia
In office 12 March 2009 – 22 January 2014
President	Valdis Zatlers Andris Bērziņš
Preceded by	Ivars Godmanis
Succeeded by	Laimdota Straujuma
Minister of Finance
In office 7 November 2002 – 9 March 2004
Prime Minister	Einars Repše
Preceded by	Gundars Bērziņš
Succeeded by	Oskars Spurdziņš

Personal details
Born	(1971-08-05) 5 August 1971 Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Political party	New Era Party (2002–2011) Unity (2011–present)
Other political affiliations	European People's Party
Spouse	Ārija Dombrovska
Alma mater	University of Latvia Riga Technical University University of Maryland, College Park

Valdis Dombrovskis (Latvian pronunciation: [ˈvaldis dɔmˈbrɔvskis]; born 5 August 1971) is a Latvian politician serving as European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, and Commissioner for Implementation and Simplification. He previously served as Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People (2019-2024), European Commissioner for Trade (2020-2024). European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (2016-2020) and Prime Minister of Latvia from 2009 to 2014.

Dombrovskis served as Minister for Finance of Latvia from 2002 to 2004. He then served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the New Era Party from 2004 to 2009. He became the Prime Minister of Latvia in 2009, serving until his resignation in 2014. He was Vice-President of the European Commission for the Euro and Social Dialogue from 2014 to 2019. Following the resignation of Lord Jonathan Hill, Dombrovskis served as European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union from 2016 to 2020. Following the resignation of Phil Hogan, it was announced that he would take over the portfolio for Trade.