Laimdota Straujuma is a Latvian economist who was the prime minister of Latvia from January 2014 to February 2016. Before her tenure as prime minister, she served as the minister of Agriculture from 2011 to 2014. She was the first woman to serve as the head of government of the country. After her resignation on 7 December 2015, she announced her intention to resume a seat in the Saeima.
Straujuma in 2016
Straujuma with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko with in the EPP Eastern Partnership Leaders' Meeting in Riga, 21 May 2015
The prime minister of Latvia is the most powerful member of the Government of Latvia, who presides over the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers. The officeholder is nominated by the president of Latvia, but must be able to obtain the support of a parliamentary majority in the Saeima.
Prime Minister of Latvia
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