In the 2022 parliamentary election, Kaspars Briškens is a candidate for the post of prime minister of the Progressives party.

During 4 years from 2011 to 2015, he held the position of both ministerial advisor and deputy state secretary in the Ministry of Transport.

[2] Briškens has been involved in the Rail Baltica project since 2006, when he worked in the diplomatic service in Sweden.

[7] In the project, he ensured the inclusion of Riga International Airport in the Rail Baltica railway route.

[9] For the 2022 parliamentary election, the "Progressives" party nominated Briškens as its candidate for the post of prime minister.