He was also Secretary to the Council of Religious Affairs and actively promoted the reestablishment of laws regulating church and state relations.In 2004 he became as a member of Parliament, Secretary General of Saeima as well as the Chairman of the National Security Commission.
He was also Secretary to the Council of Religious Affairs and actively promoted the reestablishment of laws regulating church and state relations. In 2002 he won election to the Latvian Parliament (Saeima), and became Parliamentary Secretary as well as the Chairman of the National Security Commission.