Kaspars Gorkšs to Be Put Forward as State Chancellery Director
Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs will propose Kaspars Gorkšs, director general of the Latvian Employers' Confederation, for State Chancellery director. The decision follows the final round of the selection competition.
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Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs (AS) has decided to put forward Kaspars Gorkšs, director general of the Employers' Confederation of Latvia (LDDK), for the post of State Chancellery director.
The prime minister's communications adviser, Elīna Šverna, told the news agency LETA about the decision. She said it was taken after the final round of the competition for the post had concluded.
Next step: government approval
Kulbergs will submit Gorkšs's candidacy to the government for approval. This means the appointment will be made only once the Cabinet of Ministers has decided on the matter. The source does not say when the government will consider it.
About the candidate
Kaspars Gorkšs currently serves as director general of the Employers' Confederation of Latvia, an association of employers' organisations that he heads. If the government backs his candidacy, he will move to the State Chancellery, an institution that operates under the prime minister.
No further details about the competition, the other candidates or Gorkšs's future duties were provided in the source.
