Published: 16.12.2020.
Updated: 13.02.2025.

The Statistical Council is an advisory body the purpose of which is to develop the system of official statistics by providing recommendations to statistical institutions, as well as facilitating cooperation between statistical institutions, respondents and users of statistics.

The Statistical Council acts according to its by-laws (only in Latvian). The by-laws and members of the Statistical Council are approved by the Minister for Economics. The term of office of the members of the Statistical Council is four years. Members of the Statistical Council may be repeatedly approved for work in the Council.

The functions of the secretariat of the Statistics Council are carried out by the Central Statistical Bureau:
Lāčplēša iela 1, Riga. Phone: +371 67366959, e-mail: padome@csp.gov.lv.

Statistikas padomes nolikums (in latvian)

Activities of the Statistical Council are set under the Statistics Law and Order No 1-6.1/2024/41 of the Ministry of Economics of 15 April 2024. The order provides for the following members of the Statistical Council:


Chair of the Council

Raimonds Lapiņš Director General of the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia

Members of the Council

Aldis Baumanis representative of Higher Education Council of Latvia, representative of Association of Private Institutions of Higher Education, and Chairman of Development                    Council, Turība University

Normunds Ozols Head of Analytical Service, Ministry of Economics

Solveiga Siliņa Senior Expert in Social Policy Planning and Development Department, Ministry of Welfare

Aiga Ose Head of Data and Statistics Department, Bank of Latvia

Anda Grīnfelde Vice President of Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia

Jānis Hermanis Expert on Finance and Taxes in Employers’ Confederation of Latvia

Jānis Upenieks Analyst in Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments

Biruta Sloka President of Association of Latvia's Statisticians, Professor at University of Latvia

Krišs Zvirbulis Deputy Policy Director, Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Vladislavs Vesperis Head of National Development Division, State Chancellery

Dāvis Melnalksnis Deputy Director of State Sustainable Development Planning Department and Head of Territorial Development Analysis Division, Ministry of Smart                     Administration and Regional Development

Sanita Maže Senior Expert in Market and Direct Support Department, Ministry of Agriculture