Ivars Ijabs ​

Born on November 17, 1972
From Riga, Latvia
Studied Art at  Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music,  Philosophy and Political science at University of Latvia 

Fun fact

He received the student-created “Lecturer of the Year” award at the University of Latvia.

“ All the European elections so far have taken place in the light of crises, but today we are no longer talking about a crisis, rather about an existential threat to the Western world itself. We go to the elections with a clear, centrist, pro-European programme, with no room for deviation. "

Profile on European Parliament website