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In 1998 he was elected to 7th Saeima and was interior minister in first in Andris Šķēle and later in Andris Bērziņš cabinet in 1999-2002.
He served as the State Secretary for International Trade and Financial Institutions under Prime Ministers Vilis Krištopans, Andris Šķēle, and Andris Bērziņš.