Member
of the Council of the Bank of Latvia
Aivars Skopins
Mr. Aivars Skopins was born on January 7, 1957, in Riga; he is Latvian by nationality.
In 1975, Mr. Skopins graduated from the Saulkrasti High School. In 1981, Mr. Skopins graduated from the University of Latvia, Faculty of Law (speciality of Jurisprudence). For more than 10 years after the graduation from the University he worked at the State Court of Arbitration in the capacity of the State Arbitrator and at the Latvian Commercial Court as a Judge.
From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Skopins was the Head of the Legal Department and a Member of the Executive Board at the joint-stock company Latvijas Zemes banka. He worked as the Head of the Legal and Documentation Department at the joint-stock company Hansabank - Latvija until 1999.
Since 1999, Mr. Skopins has been an Arbitrator of the Riga International Court of Arbitration, and since 2001 he has served as a Member of the Presidium of the Riga International Court of Arbitration.
On June 2, 2004, the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia appointed Mr. Skopins Member of the Council of the Bank of Latvia (from July 2, 2004). On 3 June 2010, Mr. Skopins was approved as a member of the Bank of Latvia Council for the second term by the Parliament (Saeima) of the Republic of Latvia (the new term of office commenced on 2 July 2010).