Ilze Indriksone

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Māris Liepiņš
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(m. 1994;div. 2011)​
Ilze Indriksone
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Indriksone in 2018
Minister of Economics
Assumed office
26 May 2022
Alma mater University of Latvia
Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
ProfessionEnvironmental planner

Ilze Indriksone (born 29 October 1974) is a Latvian environmental planner and politician representing the National Alliance (NA) party. From May 2022 to September 2023, she served as the Minister of Economics. She was a member of the 13th Saeima (elected from the NA) and during that term, she was parliamentary secretary of the Ministry of Economy and deputy chairman of the Talsi Municipal Council. Indriksone is also member of the board of the Pedvale Open Air Museum. In 2022, Indriksone was elected in the 14th Saeima.

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Early life and career

Indriksone was born on 29 October 1974 in Talsi. After graduating from Laidze elementary school, She continued her studies at the Talsi State Gymnasium, which she graduated in 1992. [1] After that, she graduated from Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (qualification of environmental engineer, bachelor's degree in environmental sciences, 1998) and Faculty of Business, Management and Economics of the University of Latvia (master's degree in environmental management, 2001). [2]

Before being elected to the Saeima, Indriksone worked, among other things, as a freelance landscaper, as deputy chairwoman of the Talsi municipal council and before that from 2010 to 2016 as head of the passenger transport department of Talsi Autotransports. [3]

Political activities

In 2000, Indriksone became involved in politics, joining the party For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK. In the 2013 municipal elections, she was elected to the Talsi Municipal Council, representing the National Alliance. She was also elected in the 2017 TMC elections. Indriksone was the deputy chairperson of the TMC (2017-2018). [4] In 2014, she ran for the European Parliament elections, but she did not get elected. [5]

In the 2018 parliamentary election, Indriksone was elected to the 13th Saeima. From August 2021 until the termination of the mandate of the deputy, she was the parliamentary secretary of the Ministry of Economy. After the resignation of the economic minister Jānis Vitenbergs in May 2022, Indriksone was nominated as the candidate of the NA for the post of Minister of Economy. On 26 May, the Saeima approved her as economic minister. [5] [6]

Indriksone participated in the 2022 Latvian parliamentary election as part of the NA and was elected, and has continue to serve as the Minister of Justice in the Second Kariņš cabinet. [7]

Personal life

Indriksone is divorced. She was married to Māris Liepiņš from 1994 to 2011 and she has four children. [1] [8] She is passionate about folk dancing and gardening. [9]

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  2. ↑ "Ilze Indriksone". Puaro.
  3. ↑ "Ilze Indriksone". www.mk.gov.lv. 3 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ilze Indriksone". Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Saeima approves new Interior, Economics ministers". lsm.lv. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Saeima apstiprina Indriksoni ekonomikas, bet Eklonu – iekšlietu ministra amatā". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "New Latvian government can start work after being approved by Saeima". lsm.lv. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Uzraudzības komitejai jauns priekšsēdētājs". Talsu novada fonds (in Latvian). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Alberte, Laine Fedotova; Ieva (26 May 2022). "Jaunie ministri – deju griezēja Indriksone un plova meistars Eklons". delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 19 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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