Svens Henkuzens
Phone: +371 67078473
Fax: +371 67078428
E-mail: info@zva.gov.lv
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2011–2012 | Maastricht University, Maastricht (the Netherlands), a master’s degree in Healthcare Policy, Innovation and Management |
| 2008–2011 | Maastricht University, Maastricht (the Netherlands), a bachelor's degree in European Public Health |
| 2010 | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki (Greece), International Law |
Work experience
November 2015 – Present | Director of the State Agency of Medicines |
| November 2015 – Present | Member of the European Medicines Agency's Management Board |
| February 2019 – Present | Member of the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) Management Group |
| September 2015 – November 2015 | Deputy Director of the State Agency of Medicines |
| August 2015 – September 2015 | Deputy Head of the Department of Investments and Monitoring of the European Union Funds at the Ministry of Health |
| January 2015 – July 2015 | Chair of the European Union Council Working Group on Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices |
| January 2014 – July 2015 | Health and Pharmaceuticals Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Latvia to the European Union (Belgium, Brussels) |
| 2012 – 2013 | Senior Officer at the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Latvia |
Awards
Certificate of Recognition of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia for significant contribution in ensuring a successful Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Skills
Language skills: English (C1 and C2) – Proficient user, Russian (B1) – Independent user
Additional education
Participation in seminars, courses
2019 | Training module "Finances and public administration" - top level manager development program within the framework of the European Social Fund (ESF) projec |
| 2018 | Introduction to Lean system - courses organized within the framework of ESF project |
| 2018 | Training module "Challenges of the Future Manager" - top level manager development program within the framework of ESF project |
| 2018 | Training module "Effective Manager's ABC" - top level manager development program within the framework of the ESF project |
| 2018 | Training module "Rule of law and public administration" - top level manager development program within the framework of the ESF project |
| 2014 | International Health Forum Gastein “Young Forum Gastein 2014 – Electing Health – The Europe we want” |
| 2014 | European Parliament “Relations between the EU Council Presidency and European Parliament” |
| 2013 | EIPA (European Institute of Public Administration) “The Institutional Framework and Legislative System of the European Union“ |
| 2011 | Summer school of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies “Innovative Ways of Improving Population Health“ |
| 2011 | Maastricht University “Argumentation and its practical application“ |
