Ingrīda Circene (born 6 December 1956 in

Rīga Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ...

) is a

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n politician, who served as the Minister for Health of Latvia. She is a member of

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. Ingrīda Circene has been member of the Council of

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. In 2002 she joined

New Era Party The New Era Party (, JL) was a centre-right political party in Latvia. Founded in 2002, the party merged with Civic Union and Society for Other Politics to form Unity in 2011. New Era was a member of the European People's Party (EPP), and ...

and became a member of the 8th

Saeima The Saeima () is the parliament of the Latvia, Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the p ...

. 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

. Circene was appointed Minister for Health of Latvia on 25 October 2011. She resigned in 2014 due to political pressure.

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1956 births Living people Politicians from Riga New Era Party politicians New Unity politicians 21st-century Latvian women politicians Ministers of health of Latvia Deputies of the 8th Saeima Deputies of the 9th Saeima Deputies of the 10th Saeima Women government ministers of Latvia Riga Stradiņš University alumni Women deputies of the Saeima {{Latvia-politician-stub