Laimdota Straujuma

Laimdota Straujuma
Straujuma in 2016
21st Prime Minister of Latvia
In office
22 January 2014 – 11 February 2016
PresidentAndris Bērziņš
Raimonds Vējonis
Preceded byValdis Dombrovskis
Succeeded byMāris Kučinskis
Minister of Agriculture
In office
25 October 2011 – 22 January 2014
Prime MinisterValdis Dombrovskis
Preceded byJānis Dūklavs
Succeeded byJānis Dūklavs
Personal details
Born (1951-02-24) 24 February 1951 (age 73)
Mežvidi, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (now Latvia)
Political partyPeople's Party (1998–2011)
Unity (2011–present)
Alma materUniversity of Latvia
Latvian Academy of Sciences
AwardsCross of Recognition

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.[1] After her resignation on 7 December 2015, she announced her intention to resume a seat in the Saeima.[2]

  1. ^ "Latvia gets first female prime minister". ABC News. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Government falls as Straujuma resigns". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.