Andrejs Svilāns (born 15 June 1968) is a Latvian biologist specialising in dendrology and a politician. He has also worked as a radio journalist. Currently a member of the 14th Saeima, he has been a member of the Salaspils Municipal Council for several terms. He is known as the long-time head of the National Botanical Garden and Director General of the Nature Conservation Agency. Source: Wikipedia (en)