Career
He was born in Mogilev, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. He was the penultimate Chairman of the Council of Ministers (head of government) for the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic.
He was born in Mogilev, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. He was the penultimate Chairman of the Council of Ministers (head of government) for the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic.
He was a member of the Communist Party of Latvia.