On 8 January 2010 , Juris Pūce became the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Economics . At that time the duties of the Minister for Economics were performed by Artis Kampars ( Unity ) . Shortly after the Zolitūde shopping centre roof collapse on 21 November 2013 , Juris Pūce resigned from the position of the Secretary of State , due to the fact that the foundation led by his wife had received donations from the respective construction company Re & Re . Juris Pūce has turned to Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau himself with a request to evaluate if because of the aforementioned facts he has broken the law . He has received an official evaluation stating that there was no violation of law
Zolitūde shopping centre roof collapse
Zolitūde shopping centre roof collapse
Juris Pūce