Aivars Lembergs

Aivars Lembergs
Lembergs in 2017
Mayor of Ventspils
In office
1988–2021
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byJānis Vītoliņš
Personal details
Born (1953-09-26) 26 September 1953 (age 70)
Jēkabpils, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (1975–1990)
For Latvia and Ventspils (since 1994)
Spouse(s)Ināra Lemberga(1975–1990)
Kristīne Lemberga (2015–)
ChildrenAnrijs
Līga
Artūrs
Alma materUniversity of Latvia
OccupationPolitician
Net worthIncrease US$270 million (2013)[1]
Websitewww.aivarslembergs.lv

Aivars Lembergs (born 26 September 1953) is a Latvian politician, oligarch, and convicted money launderer who was the mayor of Ventspils from 1988 to 2021, a mandate from which he has been suspended since 2008.[2] In February 2021, Lembergs was found guilty of charges relating to bribery and money-laundering. He received a sentence of five years in prison, confiscation of property, and a €20,000 fine.[3]

He has been considered as one of the three most powerful oligarchs in Latvian history, alongside Andris Šķēle and Ainārs Šlesers.[4]

  1. ^ "The Lembergs still Latvia's wealthiest family in 2013". The Baltic Course. 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  2. ^ Gederts, Gelzis (9 December 2019). "U.S. sanctions Latvian oligarch charged with corruption". Reuters. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Lembergs found guilty, sentenced to 5 years". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  4. ^ "Treasury Sanctions Corruption and Material Support Networks". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-10-03.

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