Ingrīda Circene

Latvian politician

Ingrīda Circene


Minister for Health of Latvia
In office 25 October 2011 – 14 July 2014
Prime Minister	Valdis Dombrovskis Laimdota Straujuma
Preceded by	Juris Bārzdiņš
Succeeded by	Guntis Belēvičs
In office 10 April 2003 – 9 March 2004
Prime Minister	Einars Repše
Preceded by	Āris Auders
Succeeded by	Rinalds Muciņš

Personal details
Born	(1956-12-06) 6 December 1956 (age 67) Rīga, Latvian SSR
Political party	Unity (2011—)
Other political affiliations	New Era Party (2002-2011)
Alma mater	Riga Medical Institute

Ingrīda Circene (born 6 December 1956 in Rīga) is a Latvian politician, who served as the Minister for Health of Latvia. She is a member of Unity.

Ingrīda Circene has been member of the Council of Aizpute. In 2002 she joined New Era Party and became a member of the 8th Saeima. After the resignation of Āris Auders, Circene became the Minister for Health of Latvia on 10 April 2003, being in office until government resignation on 9 March 2004. In 2006 and 2010 she became a member of respectively the 9th and 10th Saeima. Circene was appointed Minister for Health of Latvia on 25 October 2011.^[1] She resigned in 2014 due to political pressure.