Daiga Mieriņa

Daiga Mieriņa (née Cekule; born 3 March 1969) is a Latvian politician who has been serving as the Speaker of the Saeima since 20 September 2023.

Daiga Mieriņa
Mieriņa in 2023
13th Speaker of the Saeima
Assumed office
20 September 2023
PresidentEdgars Rinkēvičs
Prime MinisterEvika Siliņa
Preceded byEdvards Smiltēns
Member of the Saeima
Assumed office
1 November 2022
Personal details
Born
Daiga Cekule

(1969-03-03) 3 March 1969
Carnikava, Ādaži, Latvia
Political partyLatvian Farmers' Union (2009–present)
Other political
affiliations		People's Party (formerly)
Alma materLatvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

Life

Daiga Mieriņa studied at the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies.[1]

From 2009 until 2015 and from 2016 until 2021, she was Council chairperson of Carnikava Municipality.

During the 2022 parliamentary election, she was elected as a member of the Latvian parliament for its 14th term and she represents the Latvian Farmers' Union.[2] She became chair of the committee for local government and state administration.[3]

In September 2023, she was nominated Speaker of the Saeima after the Parliament first refused to vote in Gunārs Kūtris.[4] She was elected on September 20 by a majority of 55 votes (34 MPs voted against).[5]

References
  1. "14. SAEIMAS VĒLĒŠANAS". sv2022.cvk.lv. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. "14. Saeimā ievēlēti septiņi politiskie spēki; 'Attīstībai/Par!' nepārvar 5% barjeru". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. "Daiga Mieriņa - Latvijas Republikas 14.Saeima". titania.saeima.lv. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. "Kūtris negūst atbalstu – rīko jaunas Saeimas spīkera vēlēšanas". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. "Saeimas priekšsēdētājas amatā ievēlēta Daiga Mieriņa". saeima.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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