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Ilze Viņķele

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Ilze Viņķele
Minister for Welfare of Latvia
In office
25 October 2011 – 22 January 2014
Prime MinisterValdis Dombrovskis
Preceded byIlona Jurševska
Succeeded byUldis Augulis
Personal details
Born (1971-11-27) 27 November 1971 (age 52)
Rēzekne, Latvian SSR
Political partyUnity (2011—)
Other political
affiliations
Civic Union (2008—2011)
TB/LNNK (Until 2008)
SpouseJuris Viņķelis
Children3
Alma materRiga Stradiņš University
ProfessionJournalist, Social worker

Ilze Viņķele (born 27 November 1971 in Rēzekne) is a Latvian politician, former Minister for Welfare of Latvia. She is a member of the political party Unity.

On 7 November 2006 Ilze Viņķele became the Secretary of Parliament of the Special Assignments Ministry for European Union Funds of Latvia. In 2010 she was elected as a member of the 10th Saeima, however she became the Secretary of Parliament of the Ministry for Finance of Latvia. Viņķele was appointed Minister for Welfare of Latvia on 25 October 2011.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Saeima izsaka uzticību Dombrovska trešajai valdībai" (in Latvian). Delfi. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.