The drafting process of the NDP was initiated on 29 June 2004, when the Cabinet of Ministers adopted Regulations No 565 "Procedure for Drafting, Implementation, Monitoring and Public Discussion of the National Development Plan".
Under the above mentioned Regulations, on 27 July 2004, the Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government issued a decree on the members of the Steering Group for drafting the NDP.
Member of the Steering Group: (according to the amendments under the decree of 10 October 2005):
|
Surname, Name |
Institution, position |
|
Kučinskis Māris |
Minister of the Regional Development and Local Government |
|
Baldzēns Egīls |
Vice President of the Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia |
|
Bartkevičs Edvīns |
Head of Riga Planning Region Development Council, Head of Ogre District Council |
|
Birkenšteins Uldis |
Head of Vidzeme Planning Region Development Council, Head of Valka District Council, Head of Variņi Rural Municipality Council |
|
Bluķis Raimonds |
Deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Interior |
|
Egle Elīna |
Director General of the Employers’ Confederation of Latvia |
|
Elksnītis Andris
|
Head of Zemgale Planning Region Development Council, Head of Dobele City Council |
|
Gēme Vija |
Deputy state secretary of the Ministry of the Environment |
|
Gruškevics Mareks |
Director of the Policy Coordination Department of the Ministry of Education |
|
Imaks Juris |
Advisor of the head of the Secretariat of the Minister of Special Assignment on Society Integration Affairs |
|
Juhansone Ilze |
Deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Justice |
|
Klapkalne Una |
Vice director of Policy Planning and Coordination Affairs of the State Chancellery, Head of the Policy Coordination Department |
|
Lapiņš Aivars |
Deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture |
|
Liepa Inga |
Deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs |
|
Liepiņš Andris |
Deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Economy |
|
Līkops Uldis |
State secretary of the Ministry of Health |
|
Mačs Guntis |
Deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Transport |
|
Paševica Baiba |
State secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture |
|
Pavļuts Daniels |
State secretary of the Ministry of Culture |
|
Rutkaste Uldis |
Chief economist of the Macroeconomic Analysis Unit of the Monetary Policy Department of the Bank of Latvia |
|
Rutkovskis Zigo |
Board member of Kurzeme Planning Region Development Council |
|
Švarcs Monvīds |
Head of Latgale Planning Region Development Council, Head of Rezekne District Council |
|
Ūbelis Andžs |
Deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Finance |
|
Vāgnere Kristīne |
Head of the Secretariat of the Minister of Special Assignment on Society Integration Affairs |
|
Začesta Ligita |
Executive secretary of the Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments |
|
Zaķis Dzintars |
Saeima deputy, representative of the Commission of the National Economy, Agricultural Environment and Regional Policy |
The Steering Group held 16 meetings during the drafting process of the NDP. At the first meeting, held on 20 September 2004, the group approved the NDP methodology and drafting schedule while at the last meeting, held on 15 June 2006, the group approved the final wording of the NDP project and forwarded it to the National Regional Development Council.
At the meeting on 19 June 2006, the National Regional Development Council adopted a resolution to coordinate the final wording of the NDP project and to support its further forwarding to the Cabinet of Ministers.
On 4 July 2006, the NDP was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers by adopting Regulations No 564 "Regulations on Latvian National Development Plan for 2007-2013".
Also, under Regulations No 565 of the Cabinet of Ministers, several Working Groups were founded during the drafting process of the NDP:
Interinstitutional:
Working Group for Development of Human Resources and Science
Working Group for Economic Development
Working Group for Development of Infrastructure
Working Group for Public Administration
Working Group for Sustainable Regional Development
Strategy:
Working Group for Efficient Use and Development of Human Resources
Working Group for Attractive and Sustainable Environment for Living, Work, and Leisure
Working Group for Knowledge-Based Competitive Economy
and
Working Group of Independent Experts and Business Persons
