Žaneta Jaunzeme-Grende | |
Office: | Minister for Culture of Latvia |
Term Start: | 25 October 2011 |
Term End: | 16 September 2013 |
Primeminister: | Valdis Dombrovskis |
Predecessor: | Sarmīte Ēlerte |
Successor: | Dace Melbārde |
Birth Date: | 10 March 1964 |
Birth Place: | Riga, Latvian SSR |
Nationality: | Latvian |
Party: | National Alliance |
Otherparty: | All For Latvia! (2011) |
Alma Mater: | University of Latvia Latvian Academy of Sport Education |
Profession: | Entrepreneur |
Žaneta Jaunzeme-Grende (born 10 March 1964)[1] is a Latvian politician and businesswoman. She is a member of the National Alliance, and former Minister for Culture in the Third Dombrovskis cabinet. She was President of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce from 2008 to 2011.
On September 16, 2013 Jaunzeme-Grende was fired from the position of Minister for Culture of Latvia by the Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis because of her conflict with the culture sector,[2] She was subsequently replaced by Dace Melbārde.[3]
She speaks Latvian, English, and Russian.[4]