Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Parliament of Latvia/Latvija (Independent
1918-44 and 4.5.90) (Female suffrage 1918)
Also see Latvia Ministers
Augstākā Padome (Supreme Council) till 1993, afterwards
Saeima.
1965 Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council T.M. Barinova
1971-89 Chairperson
of the Supreme Council Valentina Klibika
Or Valentina Klibik
ca. 1985-90 Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council Monika Litavniks
ca. 1985-90 Member of the Presidium
of the Supreme Council Lucija Peterson
1989-90 Vice-Chairperson
of the Supreme Council Tamara Savckis
1990-92 Member of the Presidencyof the Supreme Council Valentina Zeile
1995-96 Chairperson of the Saeima Ilga Kreituse
Presidential Candidate in 1996 and Minister of
European Affairs 1997.
1997-2002 Secretary
of the Saeima Silvija Dreimane
Chairperson of the Faction of the New Party 1998-2002.
2002-06 Chairperson of the Saeima Ingrīda
Ūdre
From 1998 Co-Chairperson and 1998-99 Vice-Chairperson of the Saeima Fracion
of the New Party,
before becoming leader of
Leader Union of Greens and Farmers, and
it's Deputy
Parliamentary Group Chairperson since 2002. In
1999 she was both Minister of Economics and Presidential Candidate. 2004 Designate European
Commssioner for Taxes until she was asked to withdraw her candidature. (b. 1958-)
2005- Vice-Chairperson of
the Saeima Vineta Muiniece
Head of Peoples Party Faction in
the Saeima 2000-02, Deputy Head of Peoples Party Faction in the Saeima and
Member of the European Affairs Committee and Legal Affairs Committee since 2002,
Minister of Justice in 2004. (b. 1956-)
2005-06
Secretary of the Saeima Inguna Rībena
MP from the New Era Party.
2002-04 Minister of Culture.
(b. 1956-)
2006- Vice-President of the Saeima
Karina Pētersone
Minister of Culture 1998-2002 and Minister for Special Assignments for Society
Integration Affairs in 2006 and nominated as Presidential Candidate in 2007, but withdrew from the race.
Last update 31.05.07