Andris Ameriks

Andris Ameriks (born March 5, 1961 in Jūrmala, Soviet Union) is a Latvian politician and economist and former first secretary of Communist Youth organisation "Komsomol" in the Soviet Republic of Latvia. He was a member of the Saeima from 1993 to 1998, representing the National Harmony Party and later, Democratic Party "Saimnieks". From 2001 he has been a member of Riga City Council, currently representing the LPP/LC party. From November 9, 2010 he is the Deputy Chairman of Riga City Council, i.e. the vice-mayor of the Latvian capital.[1]

Ameriks is known to be getting a significant part of his income from investments in payday loan companies,[2] and is usually dedicated as being the mysterious "Mister 20 Percent" in Internet comments, whatever that means.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Par Rīgas vicemēru kļuvis Andris Ameriks" (in Latvian). tvnet.lv. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  2. ↑ LETA (22 March 2017). "Ameriks received nearly 200,000 euros from fast loan companies in interest pay". Baltic News Network. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Aivars Ozoliņš (20 September 2012). "Stabiņa un dzīvokļi, Ušakovs un 'otkati" (in Latvian). Delfi. Retrieved 13 June 2017. Taču SC biedrs nav arī Ušakova vietnieks Andris Ameriks, kas arī strādā domē kopš senseniem laikiem un atšķirībā no Stabiņas kļuvis par miljonāru. Tieši viņam parasti veltīts interneta komentāros palaikam manītais noslēpumainais apzīmējums "misters 20 procenti", lai arī ko tas nozīmētu.


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