On Tuesday, 21 December, the government approved Raivis Kronbergs for the position of State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture (ZM). Until now, R. Kronbergs held the position of State Secretary at the Ministry of Justice. R. Kronbergs possesses valuable experience in public administration, which will be highly useful as the ZM implements the Latvian Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan for 2023-2027 – a medium-term policy planning document that establishes support priorities and instruments for the fields of agriculture and rural development.