Latvia Parliament

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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. She was Secretary of the Council 1989-90.

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

1989-90 Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council Anna Kuzmin

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 Ingrîda Ûdre
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 Muižniece
Head of People’s Party Faction in the Saeima 2000-02, Deputy Head of People’s 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-)

2006-09 and 2010- 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.

2010 Vice-President of the Saeima Solvita Aboltina
2010- President
Former Minister and Leader of the New Area Party.

2004-06 Minister of Justice Solvita Āboltiņa
2005-06 Acting Minister of Defence (23.12-05.01.06)
Worked in the Foreign Ministry 1993-2003 and Member of the Saeima 2002-04 and again from 2006, Vice-Chairperson of the Parliamentary Faction of Jaunais laiks since 2006-08 and Party Leader from 2008. (b. 1963-).