Anda Čakša
Appearance
Anda Čakša | |
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![]() Čakša in 2020 | |
Minister of Education and Science | |
Assumed office 14 December 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Krišjānis Kariņš Evika Siliņa |
Preceded by | Anita Muižniece |
Member of the Saeima | |
Assumed office 6 November 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sigulda, Latvian SSR | 11 July 1974
Political party | Unity |
Alma mater | Riga Stradiņš University RISEBA University of Business, Arts and Technology |
Profession | paediatrician |
Anda Čakša (born 11 July 1974) is a Latvian paediatrician and politician. She is currently serving as the Minister for Education and Science of Latvia in the Siliņa cabinet.
Life
[edit]In 1999, Anda Čakša graduated from the Medical Academy of Latvia, obtaining a doctor's degree. In 2007, she obtained a master's degree in business management at the Riga International University of Economics and Business Administration.[1][2] She worked at the Bērnu Klīniskā Universitātes Slimnīca, the only specialised children's hospital in Riga.[2][3]
She was Minister of Health between July 11, 2016, and January 23, 2019, then Minister of Education and Science since December 14, 2022.[2] She is a member of the New Unity alliance.
References
[edit]- ^ "Anda Čakša – nozarē zināma un spējusi apvienot vairākus darbus". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ a b c "Anda Čakša | Ministru kabinets". www.mk.gov.lv. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ "CV - Saeima" (PDF). 2016. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
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