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Laimdota Straujuma
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Key facts
- President
- Andris Bērziņš , Raimonds Vējonis
- Preceded by
- Valdis Dombrovskis
- Succeeded by
- Māris Kučinskis
- Prime minister
- Valdis Dombrovskis
- Born
- ( 1951-02-24 ) 24 February 1951 (age 75) , Mežvidi , Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (now Latvia )
- Party
- People's Party (1998–2011) , Unity (2011–present)
- Alma mater
- University of Latvia , Latvian Academy of Sciences
- Awards
- Cross of Recognition</a>"}'>
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Latvia
- Place of birth
- Mežvidi Parish
- Occupation
- mathematician
- Educated at
- Latvian Academy of Sciences
- Political party
- People's Party
- Languages spoken
- Latvian
- Award
- Cross of Recognition
- Image
- 26.janvāra Saeimas ārkārtas sēde (24621032625) (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Riga
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- Commons category
- Laimdota Straujuma
- date of birth
- 1951-02-24
- IPA transcription
- ˈla͡im.dʊ͡ɔ.ta ˈstra͡ʊ.ju.ma
- name in native language
- Laimdota Straujuma
- social media followers
- 10789
- P10632
- Laimdota Straujuma
- affiliation string
- Office of the Prime Minister of Latvia
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Encyclopedic overview
Laimdota Straujuma (born 24 February 1951) 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.
Early career
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