Daiga Mieriņa

Daiga Mieriņa
Mieriņa in 2023
13th Speaker of the Saeima
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 September 2023
Preceded by	Edvards Smiltēns
Member of the Saeima
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 November 2022
Mayor of Carnikava
In office 20 January 2016 – 1 July 2021
Preceded by	Imants Krastiņš
Succeeded by	Office abolished
In office 1 July 2009 – 16 December 2015
Preceded by	Elfa Sloceniece
Succeeded by	Imants Krastiņš
Personal details
Born	Daiga Cekule (1969-03-03) 3 March 1969 (age 55) Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR
Political party	Latvian Farmers' Union (2009–present)
Other political affiliations	People's Party (formerly)
Alma mater	Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

Daiga Mieriņa (née Cekule; previously Jurēvica, born 3 March 1969)[1][2] is a Latvian politician who has been serving as the Speaker of the Saeima since 20 September 2023.

Life

Born in Riga, Mieriņa studied at the Bulduri Horticultural School. She received her Bachelor in Horticulture at the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies and Masters in Quality Management from Riga Technical University.[1][3] From 1998 to 2009, she worked at the State Revenue Service and the Ministry of Transport.[1]

She started her way into politics in 2001, when she was elected to the Carnikava Parish Council.[4] From 2009 until 2021, Mieriņa was the Council Chair of Carnikava Municipality. After the municipality was merged into Ādaži Municipality, she was elected as a council member during the 2021 municipal election.

During the 2022 parliamentary election, Mieriņa was elected as a member of the Latvian parliament for its 14th term and she represents the Latvian Farmers' Union.[5] She became chair of the committee for local government and state administration.[6]

In September 2023, she was nominated Speaker of the Saeima after the Parliament first refused to vote in Gunārs Kūtris.[7] Mieriņa was elected on September 20 by a majority of 55 votes (34 MPs voted against).[8]

References

1. "Speaker of the Saeima". saeima.lv. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
2. "Kļūstot par spīkeri, Daiga Mieriņa maksās parādsaistības - 42 591 EUR (+VIDEO)". vs.lv (in Latvian). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
3. "14. SAEIMAS VĒLĒŠANAS". sv2022.cvk.lv. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
4. "Daiga Mieriņa". Puaro.lv (in Latvian). 15 October 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
5. "14. Saeimā ievēlēti septiņi politiskie spēki; 'Attīstībai/Par!' nepārvar 5% barjeru". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
6. "Daiga Mieriņa - Latvijas Republikas 14.Saeima". titania.saeima.lv. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
7. "Kūtris negūst atbalstu – rīko jaunas Saeimas spīkera vēlēšanas". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
8. "Saeimas priekšsēdētājas amatā ievēlēta Daiga Mieriņa". saeima.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.