Ilze Viņķele

Ilze Viņķele (nee Vidina; born November 27, 1971 in Rezekne ) is a Latvian politician of the party Vienotība. From 2011 to 2014 she was Minister of Social Affairs.

Biography

After finishing school in Rezekne studied Ilze social services. She has held various positions in the state administration and in 2001 was the party Tēvzemei ​​un Brīvībai / LNNK " at. 2008 she co-founded the Pilsoniskā Savieniba. For any resulting party Vienotība Viņķele was 2010 in the Saeima, voted the Latvian Parliament. 2011, she was III appointed Minister in the Cabinet Dombrovskis.

Private

Vinkeles father was a well-known dissident who had been sent to Siberia, and later belonged to the group Helsinki -86. She is married to the doctor and politician Juris Viņķelis. The family lives with three sons in Riga.

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