Laimdota Straujuma
Laimdota Straujuma | |
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21st Prime Minister of Latvia | |
In office 22 January 2014 – 11 February 2016 | |
President | Andris Bērziņš Raimonds Vējonis |
Preceded by | Valdis Dombrovskis |
Succeeded by | Māris Kučinskis |
Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 25 October 2011 – 22 January 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Valdis Dombrovskis |
Preceded by | Jānis Dūklavs |
Succeeded by | Jānis Dūklavs |
Personal details | |
Born | Unity (2011–present) | 24 February 1951
Alma mater | University of Latvia Latvian Academy of Sciences |
Awards | |
Laimdota Straujuma (born 24 February 1951) is a Latvian economist who was the
Early career
Between October 2000 and 2006, Straujuma served as the Secretary of State of the Ministry for Agriculture. Between 2007 and 2010, she was the Secretary of State of the Ministry for Regional Development and Local Government. She was appointed as Minister of Agriculture on 25 October 2011.[3]
Straujuma joined the
Prime Minister of Latvia
On 5 January 2014, the
Following the
As the country's first female prime minister, her term lasted nearly two years and her tenure focused on strengthening national defence in the wake of the Russian annexation of Crimea.
Resignation
Straujuma resigned on 7 December 2015.
Honour
See also
References
- ^ "Latvia gets first female prime minister". ABC News. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Government falls as Straujuma resigns". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Saeima izsaka uzticību Dombrovska trešajai valdībai" (in Latvian). Delfi. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Laimdota Straujuma: Latvia's prime minister". POLITICO. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Premjera amatam virza Straujumu" (in Latvian). Delfi. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ "New currency, new leader". The Economist. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "President nominates Straujuma to carry on". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Government falls as Straujuma resigns". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Latvia's Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma Steps Down". WSJ. 5 December 2015.
External links
- Cabinet profile Archived 2 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine