Suspended director of the State Chancellery Raivis Kronbergs earned 97,066 euros last year. This data is contained in the official's declaration against the backdrop of an ongoing investigation into the forestry industry case.
Against the backdrop of a high-profile anti-corruption investigation, the income of the director of the State Chancellery, Raivis Kronbergs, who was suspended from his position following procedural actions by KNAB, has become known.
According to the official's declaration for 2025, Kronbergs received 97,066 euros in remuneration last year.
This was his only official source of income for the year.
2025 was Kronbergs' first full year in the position of director of the State Chancellery — one of the key administrative posts in Latvian public administration.
Prior to this, he served as the state secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture.
According to the declaration, at the end of last year, Kronbergs owned real estate in the Olaine municipality and had a BMW IX 2022 model car in his possession.
At the same time, his debt obligations increased.
If in 2024 they amounted to about 6,000 euros, by the end of last year they had risen to 32,846 euros.
Meanwhile, the amount of cash savings grew slightly — from 1,500 to 2,000 euros.
The declaration also indicates savings in private pension funds, life insurance, and a sale transaction amounting to 13,000 euros.
Interest in Kronbergs' declaration sharply increased after KNAB conducted procedural actions on Thursday at the request of the prosecutor's office within the framework of the so-called forestry industry case.
According to the prosecutor's office, Kronbergs was detained along with Minister of Agriculture Armands Krauze during the investigative activities.
The investigation is related to possible abuses in providing support to forestry enterprises through long-term contracts with the state enterprise "Latvian State Forests" (LVM).
In fact, the case has already gone far beyond an industry dispute and has become one of the largest political corruption scandals in Latvia in recent years.
Against this backdrop, attention to the property declarations and financial data of high-ranking officials is likely to intensify in the coming days.
