Linda Liepiņa
Latvian businesswoman and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Linda Liepiņa (born 8 October 1974 in Riga) is a Latvian businesswoman and politician. She is a former Member of the Thirteenth Saeima of Latvia (elected from the For a Humane Latvia party, but resigned). She currently represents the "Latvia First" party, which she co-founded in 2021.[1] She has also lived and worked in France.[2]
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Linda Liepiņa | |
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Member of the 14th Saeima | |
Member of the 13th Saeima | |
In office 6 November 2018 – 17 October 2020 | |
President | Raimonds Vējonis Egils Levits |
Premier | Krišjānis Kariņš |
Personal details | |
Born | (1974-10-08) October 8, 1974 (age 49) Riga, Latvia |
Political party | Latvia First |
Education | Baltic International Academy |
Occupation | Politician, businesswoman |
Liepina graduated from the Baltic Russian Institute (now known as the Baltic International Academy) in 2005, obtaining a professional master's degree in business management and administration.
In 2016, Liepiņa joined the party "Who Owns the State" and in 2018 was elected to the 13th Saeima on the KPV LV list. In 2019, L. Liepiņa left the KPV LV party and its Saeima faction, and in the future she will work in the Saeima as an independent opposition MP.[3] She chaired the 13th Saeima's Requests Committee from the beginning of its work until September 2019.[4]