| Lilita Zatlere | |
| Office: | First Lady of Latvia |
| Term Start: | 8 July 2007 |
| Term End: | 8 July 2011 |
| President: | Valdis Zatlers |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
Lilita Zatlere (born 24 February 1953 Riga) is a Latvian businesswoman. She served as the First Lady of Latvia from 2007 to 2011 during the presidency of her husband, Valdis Zatlers.[1]
Zatlere was born in Riga on 24 February 1953.[1] She attended elementary school in Rīga No. 15 Eight-Year School.[1] She then studied at Rīga Trade Technical School and the Soviet-era People's University.[1] After completing school, Zatlere began working with art at an antiques shop.[1]
Following the restoration of Latvian independence, Lilita Zatlere was appointed to a Riga city commission which focused on compensating Latvians who had lost property during the Soviet occupation.[1] She served on the committee for three years.[1] From 1995 to 2007, she was the director of the Private Orthopaedic Practice, which supplied spinal implants to the, which was headed by her second husband, Valdis Zatlers.[2]
First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, First Class (April 2009)[1]
Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (May 2010)[1]
Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great (2011)[1]
Grand Cross of the National Order of Faithful Service (2011)[1]
Grand Cross of the Order pro Merito Melitensi (October 2008)[1]
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic[1]
First Class of the Order of Princess Olga (June 2008)[1]
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