Linda Liepiņa

Linda Liepiņa
Liepiņa in 2018
Member of the Saeima
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 November 2022
In office 6 November 2018 – 17 October 2020
Personal details
Born	(1974-10-08) October 8, 1974 (age 50) Riga, Latvia
Political party	LPV (2021–present)
Other political affiliations	KPV/LV (2016–2019) Independent (2019–2021)
Alma mater	Baltic International Academy
Occupation	Politician, businesswoman

Linda Liepiņa (born 8 October 1974) is a Latvian businesswoman and politician. She is a former Member of the Thirteenth Saeima of Latvia (elected from the For a Humane Latvia party, but resigned). She currently represents the "Latvia First" party, which she co-founded in 2021.[1] She has also lived and worked in France.[2]

Liepina graduated from the Baltic Russian Institute (now known as the Baltic International Academy) in 2005, obtaining a professional master's degree in business management and administration.

In 2016, Liepiņa joined the party "Who Owns the State?" and in 2018 was elected to the 13th Saeima on the KPV/LV list. In 2019, Liepiņa left the KPV/LV party and its Saeima faction, and became an independent opposition MP.[3] She chaired the 13th Saeima's Requests Committee from the beginning of its work until September 2019.[4]

References

1. Žukova, Katrīna (2019-05-29). "Liepiņa izstājas no 'KPV LV' frakcijas un partijas; izstāšanos apsver arī Sprūde". delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-05-01.
2. "Deputāte Linda Liepiņa atklāti par iemīlēšanos "sliktajos puišos" un vardarību no vīra puses". Apollo.lv (in Latvian). 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
3. "Liepiņa izstājas no 'KPV LV' frakcijas un partijas; izstāšanos apsver arī Sprūde". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
4. "Linda Liepiņa paziņo par Saeimas deputātes mandāta nolikšanu". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-09-26.